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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0000216Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2010-04-02 19:352010-06-09 06:45
ReporterHoly Mittens 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformWindowsOSVistaOS VersionSP2
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0000216: Dwarf Fortress fails to release memory after world gen
DescriptionAfter completing a world gen, the program fails to release the memory back to the computer. It continues to hold all the world gen data in the memory until the game is closed. Closing the game successfully releases all memory back to the computer to be used again.
Steps To ReproduceGenerate a new world. Watch memory consumption climb.
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duplicate of 0000046resolved Footkerchief After "Create New World Now!", there was a memory leak and process left running after quitting. 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-02 19:35Holy MittensNew Issue
2010-04-03 02:14bradbNote Added: 0000458
2010-04-03 11:17FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000046
2010-04-03 16:03Holy MittensNote Added: 0000699
2010-04-14 13:04lord_chaos22000Issue Monitored: lord_chaos22000
2010-04-29 13:10FootkerchiefCategoryGeneral => Technical
2010-05-27 13:55FootkerchiefNote Added: 0007395
2010-05-27 13:55FootkerchiefTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefNote Deleted: 0007395
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefNote Added: 0007396
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefRelationship replacedduplicate of 0000046
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate
2010-05-27 13:56FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2010-06-09 06:45Toady OneStatusresolved => closed
2010-06-29 07:38FootkerchiefCategoryTechnical => Technical -- General

Notes
(0000458)
bradb   
2010-04-03 02:14   
Did you ever reach 100% memory usage?
(0000699)
Holy Mittens   
2010-04-03 16:03   
Yes, when I reach 100% memory usage I immediately crash. I opened a second issue about that as I didn't immediately realize they were related.
(0007396)
Footkerchief   
2010-05-27 13:56   
This problem seems to be a duplicate of 0000046.