GNU bug report logs - #12463
24.2; pos-visible-in-window-p gets slower over time

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jwalt <at> garni.ch (Jörg Walter)

Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:58:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 12468

Found in version 24.2

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #94 received at 12463 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, cyd <at> gnu.org, jwalt <at> garni.ch,
	12463 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12463: 24.2; pos-visible-in-window-p gets slower over time
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:38:25 -0400

>> > I don't know why that function accepts a LIBRARIES argument, rather than
>> > just making callers bind Vdynamic_library_alist.
>> That's what it did in the original design, but someone (Stefan, I
>> think) asked that it was passed as an argument. I have always disliked
>> that, as it seems highly unlikely that any other variable will ever be
>> used. I'd be happy to see that argument removed.
> Well, then maybe Stefan could explain why he wanted it.

Sorry, can't remember.  Probably because I generally prefer passing
arguments explicitly over passing them via dynamic binding.


        Stefan
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