16.04.3 LTS Pidgin 2.10.12 (libpurple 2.10.12) also impacted. The notes above consider this situation normal, but it is not. There is no reason for the app to skip collecting the spawned processes after failed DNS or connection attempt.
https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/15617 is still in new status. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245666 Title: Pidgin is creating zombies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pidgin/+bug/1245666/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
