Ubuntu
pidgin package

  1. Bug #200392
  2. Activity log

Activity log for bug #200392

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-03-10 00:22:31 Removed by request bug added bug
2008-03-10 00:22:31 Removed by request bug added attachment 'pidginleak.png' (Memory leak screenshot)
2008-03-28 04:37:49 Removed by request pidgin: status New Invalid
2008-03-28 04:38:09 Removed by request title Extreme memory leak in Pidgin on message reception Extreme memory leak in Pidgin when attempting to play sound
2008-07-05 02:15:31 Jeremy Visser pidgin: status Invalid Confirmed
2009-02-21 21:42:38 Craig Maloney bug assigned to pidgin
2009-02-24 15:17:23 Bug Watch Updater pidgin: status Unknown Fix Released
2009-04-25 07:40:10 ski removed subscriber ski
2016-01-30 16:31:26 Amr Ibrahim pidgin (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Fix Released
2016-01-30 16:45:03 Removed by request description Binary package hint: pidgin Pidgin sits usually between 10mb and 12mb memory usage, but since a very recent update (today, 9th March), as soon as I recieve a message, the memory usage jumps within seconds to nearly a gigabyte. http://www.devcub.com/~adys/pidginleak.png Always reproducible on my computer. Tested with no other programs running. Pidgin 2.4.0 (bug happened in older version too) Ubuntu 8.04 alpha6 amd64 Gnome 2.21.92 linux-image-generic 2.6.24.12-11 Binary package hint: pidgin Pidgin sits usually between 10mb and 12mb memory usage, but since a very recent update (today, 9th March), as soon as I recieve a message, the memory usage jumps within seconds to nearly a gigabyte. Always reproducible on my computer. Tested with no other programs running. Pidgin 2.4.0 (bug happened in older version too) Ubuntu 8.04 alpha6 amd64 Gnome 2.21.92 linux-image-generic 2.6.24.12-11