[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > when i run 'slocate' as a cron job or via CLI, > it raises net memory usage from c 60 MB to c 200 MB & leaves it there > (ie 'used +/- buffers/cache' in 'free'). exiting X makes no difference, > but rebooting (naturally) restores the memory figure to the previous level. > i've checked the forum (search 'slocate') w/o finding any mention. > i am using the most updo-date version of 'slocate', ie 2.7-r2 . > i have 512 MB DDR400 memory & an Athlon XP 2500+ processor.
[...] I can't tell from your original post, but are you implying slocate never terminates? When a process exits, any resources it had allocated are automatically returned to the kernel. Matt -- Matthew Kennedy Gentoo Linux Developer Bugs go to http://bugs.gentoo.org! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
