For the record, the fix is trivial; it's a one line patch. You can find it here:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-26&id=c5ff71e924d7b3598e332392c4cc4c19e89a7d6f I just ended up rebuilding my libvte9 package with the patch, and the problem is gone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to vte in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663364 Title: gnome-terminal "gives too many open files" error after running for a long time, with frequent open/close of terminal window -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs