I obtained the following backtrace, by attaching to the process.
Nonetheless, i had to SIGTERM the process for gdb to stop. I obtained the
backtrace, and even then gdb didnt kill the process.
Hope it is helpful
** Attachment added: "Backtrace"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9714456/gdb-gnome-ap
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-control-center
Steps to reproduce:
1. Right click on desktop , select change background.
The gnome-appearance-properties process hogs processor, even after closing the
window.
its necessary to kill the process for it to go away.
** Affects: gn