[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#457395: Bug#457395: xfce4-panel: plugin processes become "defunct" when remove from panel

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

Forwarded #457395 http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3889
thanks
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 05:27:38AM +0000, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> when a plugin is removed from the panel, the associated process for that
> plugin will remain active, but in a defunct state.  as an example, i added
> the verve, cpufreq, and battery plugins to the xfce panel, then removed
> them all.  you can see that all those processes are now defunct.
> 
> $ ps -A | grep xfce4
>  3320 ?        00:00:00 xfce4-session
>  3328 ?        00:00:22 xfce4-panel
>  3336 ?        00:00:18 xfce4-menu-plug
>  3337 ?        00:00:01 xfce4-verve-plu <defunct>
>  3338 ?        00:02:10 xfce4-cpufreq-p <defunct>
>  3339 ?        00:04:24 xfce4-battery-p <defunct>
>  3340 ?        00:00:47 xfce4-cpugraph-
>  3342 ?        00:00:15 xfce4-mixer-plu
>  3349 ?        00:01:09 xfce4-terminal
> 
> i think processes should be closed when the plugins are removed.

Indeed. Yurk, this is really awful.
I've forwarded this, and will investigate here. You can follow the status
there:

http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3889

Cheers,
-- 
Yves-Alexis