#1126315 RFP: wmforkplop -- monitors forking activity and displays top CPU consuming processes

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2026-01-24 05:21:57 UTC
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* Package name    : wmforkplop
  Version         : 0.9.3
  Upstream Contact: Julien Pommier <hules@free.fr>
* URL             : http://hules.free.fr/wmforkplop
* License         : GPL-2+
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : monitors forking activity and displays top CPU consuming processes

Wmforkplop monitors the forking activity of the kernel and displays a
list of the most CPU consuming processes.  Although primarily aimed at
Windowmaker, it will run on any window manager, either as a dockapp or
as a standard X11 application.

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This is a package I use all the time and still have installed.  I find
it useful because it shows the process names while alternatives like
wmbubble don't.

It was orphaned and then removed from Debian on the grounds that it
depends on GTK 2 which is not the case.  The attached patch removes
the unnecessary libgtk2.0-dev build-dependency.

Would be grateful if it is reintroduced in Debian.  Upstream appears
inactive but I volunteer to fix any bugs/issues related with the
package, including future library transitions.