"yelp INFO:foo" produces forkbomb

Bug #1238457 reported by Ryan Finnie
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yelp (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Running "yelp INFO:foo" (or INFO:anything) opens a blank help window which seemingly cannot be closed, moved, minimized, etc. No other input is possible. Switching to the console reveals two yelp processes, one which remains, and which constantly launches children in series, all of which immediately die. "killall yelp" from the console allows me to get access to the desktop again.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: yelp 3.8.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 10 23:38:01 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-14 (484 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: yelp
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-28 (12 days ago)

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