I'm just getting back from vacation and will add this to my TODO list. I have some thoughts...
Cheers, Mike Eric Firing wrote: > John Hunter wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Eric Firing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> The attached script gives a quick and simple illustration of the pdf backend >>> memory leak noted earlier by Paul Kienzle. It seems to be entirely related >>> to rendering text. Adding axes, lines, and images does not seem to matter, >>> except insofar as adding an axes will trigger the rendering of text for the >>> tick labels. The leak per loop is roughly proportional to the number of >>> *different* characters being rendered--about 100 bytes per character. >>> >>> I don't think I could find the leak in any reasonable time; I hope someone >>> else who is more familiar with the pdf backend and more clever at such >>> things will be able to track it down ASAP. >>> >> In the past, if I recall correctly, these leaks have been in ttconv, >> which is Michael's area of expertise, so let's see if he has any >> flashes of insight Monday... If this is the case it would likely >> affect ps and pdf but not the other backends. >> >> JDH >> > > The ps backend leak with this test is about 70 bytes/loop, and the same > with either 20 or 10 characters, so it may have a different origin than > the pdf leak; with no suptitle at all, the ps backend leak is 0. svg > and agg are both 0 in this test (with suptitle included). > > Eric > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
