From: Anthony Baxter
"Jeff Hobbs" wrote My ears were ringing for this one, so I thought I'd add some comments. [exactly how RH screwed up Tcl/Tk]
It's probably worth also noting that it seems like the RH9 version of tcl/tk leaks memory like a sieve. Running exmh, I see a leak of about 100Mbytes a day. So if you've got long running Tkinter processes, it'd pay to keep an eye on the memory consumption...
Leaks, or just consumes? I mentioned in my previous email that it appears that Tk does consume a lot of memory when using 32-bit Tcl_UniChars. Tk isn't completely leak-free, but it doesn't have any known major leaks. I don't know why increasing the size of a Tcl_UniChar would start creating leaks (although it does seem to consume more memory than it should just for that increase in data size ... so it does require more examination). Jeff Hobbs The Tcl Guy Senior Developer http://www.ActiveState.com/