bug#36100: Jami leaks memory

[sirgazil]

---- On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:41:42 -0500 Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote 
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 > sirgazil <address@hidden> skribis: 
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 > > ---- On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:15:36 -0500 Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> 
 > > wrote ---- 
 > > 
 > >  > Hi sirgazil, 
 > >  > 
 > >  > sirgazil <address@hidden> skribis: 
 > >  > 
 > >  > > When I run Jami in the GNU system installed with Guix, I see that its 
 > > process called ".gnome-ring-rea" starts using around 36 MiB, but then 
 > > increases over time at slow pace. After some hours, I notice it reaches 1 
 > > GiB of memory usage. I have to finalize the process to release memory. 
 > >  > 
 > >  > Do you think it’s a Guix-specific issue? 
 > >  > 
 > >  > I would expect it to not be Guix-specific.  Could you report the issue 
 > >  > upstream? 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Oh, I think one of my messages about this issue didn't arrived. The leak 
 > > in the version available in Guix is known and fixed upstream. 
 >  
 > Nice.  Should we apply their patch, or upgrade our package? 


Hmm, I'm really ignorant about what would be best. As a desktop user, I think 
anything that allows me to install and use Jami without leaks.


 > > I thought that maybe this bug report could be used as a reminder to update 
 > > the package definition of Jami in Guix to a version that fixes the leak? 
 >  
 > I think it’s better if the bug report is actionable. 


Sorry, Ludo, I don't understand what actionable means in this context.