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Here is how to crash your system using gnumeric 1.0.8 |
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(or bring it close): |
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(this is the simplest routine that demonstrates the bug). |
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- open gnumeric |
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- Edit->Select->All |
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- Copy |
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- File->New |
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- Edit->Paste |
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The result is long periods of CPU activity, first I watch RAM fill up, |
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followed by all the swap. |
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If left to its own devices, gnumeric eventually quits with this message: |
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---------8<--------------8<------------------- |
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GLib-ERROR **: could not allocate 16777216 bytes |
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aborting... |
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---------8<--------------8<------------------- |
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Ahem... that is a _lot_ of bytes! |
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I can see what it is trying to do (allocate enough memory to copy every |
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(blank) cell of the spreadsheet). However, it really ought to be more |
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intelligent than to actually try and do that, especially if the cells |
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are empty. |
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I don't have time to go through the motions of a formal bug report, I've |
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briefly searched bugzilla.gnome.org and not come across anything. |
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Is anyone else able to give this severe bug the attention it deserves? |
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I discovered it doing everyday work, so it must be affecting quite a lot |
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of people out there. It also exhibits behaviour that could potentially |
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endanger the stability of the whole system, especially those that |
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pre-date the kernel Out Of Memory killer, introduced late in 2.4 iirc. |
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thanks, |
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Andy |
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PS. Please CC me on replies. I'd love to keep up with all the goings |
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on with this list, but I can't afford the time :-(. |
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