From 6fa05a8cd68826411d355e506385f5439c569a18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpgritti@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:23:49 +0000
Subject: Break the reference cycle between menu and palette. #8469

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diff --git a/src/sugar/graphics/palette.py b/src/sugar/graphics/palette.py
index 40ed800..c0a56fc 100644
--- a/src/sugar/graphics/palette.py
+++ b/src/sugar/graphics/palette.py
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ class Palette(gtk.Window):
 
     def __destroy_cb(self, palette):
         self.set_group_id(None)
+
+        # Break the reference cycle. It looks like the gc is not able to free
+        # it, possibly because gtk.Menu memory handling is very special.
+        self.menu = None
         
         if self._palette_popup_sid is not None:
             _palette_observer.disconnect(self._palette_popup_sid)
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