Multiple Erlang/Elixir processes leak

Erlang/Elixir process is being started when linter kicks in and is never released. With continuous usage multiple processes are being started and hang around until closing sublime or being killed.

Full process string:

/usr/lib/erlang/erts-7.1/bin/beam.smp -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /home/dexior -- -pa /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/eex/ebin /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/elixir/ebin /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/ex_unit/ebin /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/iex/ebin /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/logger/ebin /usr/lib/elixir/bin/../lib/mix/ebin -noshell -s elixir start_cli -extra /usr/bin/mix run --no-halt

System information:

$ elixir -v
Elixir 1.1.1
$ uname -a
Linux hostname 4.2.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 23 07:32:38 CEST 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Sublime Text 3 Build 3083 SublimeLinter and ElixirSublime installed via Package Control

Reproduction:

• mix project folder opened
• multiple Elixir files in tabs
• force linting, eg. do syntax error
• idle between forcing linting

Result:

[max-underthesun]

I had the problem with multiple processes, and solve it with @josevalim advise. What I did was opened the file:

/home/user_name/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/ElixirSublime/elixir_sublime.py

and edited line 177 (in my case).

Before edit:

 self.process = run_mix_task('run --no-halt')

After edit:

 self.process = run_mix_task('run')

I am not sure if this could cause any troubles in the future, but for now the problem is solved and I have no more memory leaking. If @vishnevskiy or @josevalim (or someone else smart enough, because I am just a beginner) could comment this - that would be nice.

Thanks for package! (And for Elixir of course 😃 )

[alexandru-calinoiu]

The update solves the problem for me running elixir 1.3 on a linux machine I was getting fork: retry: No child processes when trying to launch new apps.

Took me a while to track it down do this plugin, since I am learning the language I was thinking that I might mess something up.