Re: [Gimp-developer] Is there any way to free Gimp memory and avoid restarting it?

["jEsuSdA 8)" <listas jesusda com>]

El 1/2/19 a las 23:15, jEsuSdA 8) escribió:
> Hi!
>
>
> When editing several images in Gimp (10Mpixels each one), Gimp consumes 
> memory little by little (sometime not so little by little ;) ) and this 
> memory does not get free instead the images where closed.
>
>
> So, after few time using Gimp, it consumes ALL MEMORY available and I 
> must close and start again.
>
> Is there any way to force Gimp to free memory?
>
> Why if I open a image, when I close it after editing the memory used by 
> Gimp for this image is not liberated?
>
> I mean, if I load an image and the Gimp memory consumption increases 
> 400MB, and I open another one (another 400MB more), I expect when I 
> close the first one, Gimp should free the 400MB of memory reserved to 
> the first image edition. Is something working wrong?
>
>
> This is a very important think to me because I usually do long editing 
> session where I could retouch about 50 images and, obviously is very 
> annoying to close and restart Gimp every 5 or 6 processed images.
>
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
> GIMP 2.10.8 over Debian GNU/Linux (Testing)

Here some screenshots:


After opening and editing 3 images (10Mpix each one):


http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=9066d31d4341eb69702b2dc223500215
http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=6382dab480d0042e8d1479e226efb0e7

3 opened images = 4.4 GB of memory

Here, after opening, edit AND CLOSE 4 more images:

http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=ee7a14d2803d7f62f0eb65d23c54650a
http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=1f442cc78affbb9cde59be9e13e5a2d4


3 opened images = 6.3 GB of memory



Thanks! ;)