GNU bug report logs - #12447
24.1.50; Stuck in garbage collection on OS X

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 12326

Found in versions 24.1.50, 24.2.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>
Cc: jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se, 12447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12447: 24.1.50; Stuck in garbage collection on OS X
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:00 +0300

> Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:23:53 +0200 (CEST)
> Cc: jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se, 12447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>
> 
> For example: Is it okay to set a timer in a timer callback?

I don't see why not.  Setting up a timer just creates a Lisp object
and adds it to the list of timers.  The timer will be run the next
time the low-level mechanism, which is part of the Emacs exec loop,
determines that it's ripe.

> Thanks for your patience with my many misunderstandings. I want to
> track this problem down, but I am still fumbling in the dark.

You are welcome.
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