Bug 503027

Summary: Neochat launches GDB on start and consumes all system memory
Product: [Applications] NeoChat Reporter: Ismael Gallo <igallomunoz>
Component: GeneralAssignee: Tobias Fella <fella>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: crash CC: carl, james.h.graham, josh
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 24.12.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: gdb taking all the memory

Description Ismael Gallo 2025-04-19 19:24:20 UTC
Created attachment 180417 [details]
gdb taking all the memory

SUMMARY
Whenever I launch NeoChat, GDB is invoked automatically in the background and consumes all available memory, causing the system to freeze, forcing me to restart.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open NeoChat
2. DrKonqi pops up claiming the application crashed, but Neochat still opens
3. GDB starts silently in the background 
4. RAM usage spikes until the system becomes unresponsive
5. Reboot needed

OBSERVED RESULT
Neochat opens normally and seems to work, but GDB is launched in the background and consumes all system memory.

EXPECTED RESULT
Neochat should start without triggering GDB, cause a memory leak or crash the system

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.14.2-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This behavior happens every time I start Neochat. I'm not launching it with a debugger, it happens automatically. It may be related to how drkonqi handles crash reports
Comment 1 James Graham 2025-05-10 14:25:52 UTC
So this is not a NeoChat issue at no point does it invoke GDB. This is either a problem with your system or maybe DrKonqui