As far as I can see, it happens with any PDF file (may be dependant on PDF generator?).
I'll attach a PDF file generated by OpenOffice.org distributed with Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. When I've the file saved on my desktop and I double click it, evince opens. Running top displays 81976 for VIRT column for evince. Selecting text between brackets (not including brackets) and waiting a few seconds without selecting anything in any other application causes evince to start eating memory. The attached test case eats "only" about 100KB/s so I guess the actual speed of leak is dependant on the PDF file size, complexity or the size of the selection. After selecting all the text between brackets and waiting for a while, top now displays 86128 for VIRT column for evince. As the system starts swapping if I wait for long enough, I'm pretty sure that this is not a bug in top displaying incorrect value for evince. For this test case, memory leak seems to (usually?) stop if I select something in some other application. ** Attachment added: "Test case, select text between brackets using mouse" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9166207/test-case-for-ubuntu-bug-137752.pdf -- Huge memory leak (about 1MB/s) selecting text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137752 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
