Bug#359160: rhythmbox: Less thread use

[[ATR]Dj-Death]

Package: rhythmbox
Version: 0.9.3.1-1
Severity: wishlist

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Rhythmbox is espacially slow.  Using gdb to trace a recent bug I found
that  rhythmbox is launching  a new  thread each  time you  change the
Artist selection in  Artist view. I don't think this is  a good way to
do. Using threads better and  stop launching/exiting them all the time
would probably save a lot of time.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-powerpc
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages rhythmbox depends on:
ii  dbus                     0.61-5          simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  gconf2                   2.14.0-1        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gstreamer0.10-alsa [gstr 0.10.5-1        GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii  gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs   0.10.5-1        GStreamer plugin for GnomeVFS
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ba 0.10.5-1        GStreamer plugins from the "base" 
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-go 0.10.2-1        GStreamer plugins from the "good" 
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ug 0.10.2-1        GStreamer plugins from the "ugly" 
ii  libart-2.0-2             2.3.17-1        Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0              1.11.3-1        The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libaudiofile0            0.2.6-6         Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libavahi-client3         0.6.9-5         Avahi client library
ii  libavahi-common3         0.6.9-5         Avahi common library
ii  libavahi-compat-howl0    0.6.9-5         Avahi Howl compatibility library
ii  libavahi-glib1           0.6.9-5         Avahi glib integration library
ii  libbonobo2-0             2.14.0-1        Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0           2.10.1-2        The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                    2.3.6-4         GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libcairo2                1.0.2-3         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-2              0.61-5          simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2         0.61-5          simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libesd0                  0.2.36-3        Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared 
ii  libexpat1                1.95.8-3.1      XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii  libfontconfig1           2.3.2-5         generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6             2.1.10-1.2      FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4              2.14.0-1        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgcrypt11              1.2.2-1         LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0              1:2.5.1-2       library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0             2.10.1-2        The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-keyring0        0.4.9-1         GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0              2.14.0-1        The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0        2.12.0-2        A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0             2.12.1-1        The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0           2.14.0-1        GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii  libgnutls11              1.0.16-14       GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii  libgpg-error0            1.2-1           library for common error values an
ii  libgpod0                 0.3.0-4         a library to read and write songs 
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0       0.10.4-1        Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii  libgtk2.0-0              2.8.13-1        The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libhal1                  0.5.7-1         Hardware Abstraction Layer - share
ii  libice6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62                6b-12           The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libmusicbrainz4c2a       2.1.2-3         Second generation incarnation of t
ii  libnautilus-burn2        2.12.3-1        Nautilus Burn Library - runtime ve
ii  libnotify1               0.3.2-3         sends desktop notifications to a n
ii  liborbit2                1:2.14.0-1      libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0            1.12.0-2        Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0               1.2.8rel-5      PNG library - runtime
ii  libpopt0                 1.7-5           lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System Session Management
ii  libsoup2.2-8             2.2.91-1        an HTTP library implementation in 
ii  libtasn1-2               0.2.17-1        Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii  libtotem-plparser0       1.2.1-3         Totem Playlist Parser library - ru
ii  libx11-6                 6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxcursor1              1.1.3-1         X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                 6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxi6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System Input extension li
ii  libxinerama1             6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System multi-head display
ii  libxml2                  2.6.23.dfsg.2-3 GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2               6.9.0.dfsg.1-5  X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1              1:0.9.0.2-1     X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  zlib1g                   1:1.2.3-11      compression library - runtime

Versions of packages rhythmbox recommends:
ii  avahi-daemon                  0.6.7-1    Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
ii  scrollkeeper                  0.3.14-10  A free electronic cataloging syste
ii  yelp                          2.12.2-4   Help browser for GNOME 2

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