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Re: X-Server not releasing memory

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From: Michael!
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 19:35
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In article <1993Jan8.224432.27914@dazixco.ingr.com>, naftaly@supergas.dazixco.ingr.com (Naftaly Stramer) writes:
|> 
|> Hi Xperts, 
|> 
|> This is posted for a friend of mine 
|> (dbaldwin@hiflyer.dazixco.ingr.com (Don Baldwin) so please reply via email to him.
|> 
|> He is running an application that uses X-Server memory (for images). He noticed
|> that each time he invokes the application and quit out of it, the X-Server is not
|> releasing the image memory, so after several time his swap memory is gone. He is 
|> running on an Intergraph Clipper. 
|> Do any of you Xperts know something about a bug in X-server that will cause it to
|> behave like that.
|> 
|> Thank you very much for your time.
|> 
|> ----
|> Naftaly Stramer 			    |   Intergraph Corporation
|> Internet: naftaly@dazixco.ingr.com          |   Electronics Division    
|> Voice: (303)581-2370  FAX: (303)581-9972    |   6101 Lookout Road, Suite A
|> Please excuse my English		    |   Boulder, CO 80301


are you using xdm? if so you need to include the line:

DisplayManager*terminateServer:         true
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From: bane@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk (Michael!)
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Subject: Re: X-Server not releasing memory
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Date: 9 Jan 93 19:35:07 GMT
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