Evince over-consume memory in regard of the opened pdf file

[nbl]

I open a file of ~900 ko on hard disk.
Evince's memory footprint is near 160 Mo.

As a comparison: Okular's footprint with the same document is around 9 Mo....

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: evince 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.72-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 5 13:52:23 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
KernLog:

ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evince

[nbl (nblouveton)]

Hi,

I tried to reproduce the issue with other pdf files.

But it appears that the issue happened only with one document I created with Lyx document processor (containing text, pictures, equations).

Unfortunately, I can't attach this professional document to the bug report.

If you explain me how can I give you more precise data about this problem, I will send you them. But right now, I don't know what to do further (no error message, even in a command prompt)...

Regards,
nbl

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Does this still occur on Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal"? What about on the Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" beta 1 LiveCD?

[nbl (nblouveton)]

Hi,

With Natty (evince 2.32.0-0ubuntu12.2), the evince's memory footprint is 52
Mo.

That is clearly better than what I got with evince on Lucid but still over
sized in regard to the file's size (less than 1 Mo), no ?

2011/9/7 madbiologist <email address hidden>

> Does this still occur on Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal"? What about on
> the Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" beta 1 LiveCD?
>
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> Title:
> Evince over-consume memory in regard of the opened pdf file
>
> Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I open a file of ~900 ko on hard disk.
> Evince's memory footprint is near 160 Mo.
>
> As a comparison: Okular's footprint with the same document is around 9
> Mo....
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> Package: evince 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.72-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Sep 5 13:52:23 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
> KernLog:
>
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=fr_FR.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: evince
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/841759/+subscriptions
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nbl.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

If it contains compressed images (JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG) then it will be larger than it's file size when opened in memory, just like a standalone JPEG is larger in memory than it's file size when opened in Eye of Gnome or in GIMP.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

At one-third the previous memory usage, I'd say we're good.

[nbl (nblouveton)]

I installed Acrobat Reader 9 on my system, memory usage is 49 Mo, so it
appears that it is an acceptable memory footprint.
Thanks

2011/9/8 madbiologist <email address hidden>

> At one-third the previous memory usage, I'd say we're good.
>
> ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Fix Released
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/841759
>
> Title:
> Evince over-consume memory in regard of the opened pdf file
>
> Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> I open a file of ~900 ko on hard disk.
> Evince's memory footprint is near 160 Mo.
>
> As a comparison: Okular's footprint with the same document is around 9
> Mo....
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> Package: evince 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.72-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Sep 5 13:52:23 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
> KernLog:
>
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=fr_FR.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: evince
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/841759/+subscriptions
>

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nbl.