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> What widgets are you referring to that you found to have leaks? I'll cite myself here: https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets/issues/11#issuecomm
by chaorace 4y ago
> What widgets are you referring to that you found to have leaks?
I'll cite myself here: https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets/issues/11#issuecomment-1185946301 https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets/issues/11...
Here's another affected library [1]: https://github.com/deficient/volume-control https://github.com/deficient/volume-control
I've had similar issues wherever GTK interacts with awful.spawn. Basically: glib (GTK) + awful.spawn.easy_async + polling = extremely leak-prone. This is a very common pattern in community awesomewm widgets.
[1]: No bug under the main repo because they're considering it as a framework bug. See here for discussion: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/3584#issuecomment-1247669362 https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/3584#issuecommen...