On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 04:50:04PM -0500, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 23:22 +0200, Gintautas Miliauskas wrote: > > > > I just tried gpdf on a large file with X.Org on Ubuntu Hoary (booted > > from a live CD). It appears that the problem is still there, but to a > > lesser extent. The PDF file that made XFree86 suck 200+ MB only > > expanded the X.Org server to 60-70MB. After a few minutes usage dropped > > to 45MB. While it is still noticeable, the effect is significantly > > smaller. > > > > Since gpdf is just a very vague and imprecise indicator of the actual > > problem of X sucking up large amounts of memory over extended periods of > > time, it would probably be more useful to try to run X.Org in real-life > > situations. I am contemplating migration to Hoary, but I am not sure > > that I can find time to do that. > > You don't have to do a wholesale upgrade to hoary to run X.org from it.
Indeed, if you need a Hoary/X.org environment to help with testing/reproducing a bug, one option is to try the (rough, but functional) Hoary live CD: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]