GNU bug report logs - #27498
25.2; Memory leak in M-x shell

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>

Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:06:02 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 26952, 31092, 38629

Found in versions 25.1, 25.2

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 27498 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Francesco Potortì <Potorti <at> isti.cnr.it>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 27498 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27498: 25.2; Memory leak in M-x shell
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:22:39 +0200

>Emacs leaks memory as lines are printed in a shell buffer.  Here is a
>recipe:
>
>    emacs -Q
>    M-x shell
>    yes "This should not leak, but it does."
>
>Observe the memory usage grow in a tool like “top”.  Once you decide
>that Emacs has eaten enough memory, kill the shell buffer.  Note that
>memory is not released.

This may be a duplicate of #26952
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 138 days ago.

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