GNU bug report logs - #15045
Point jumps inappropriately around time of Semantic lexing

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Message #140 received at 15045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
Cc: gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com, 15045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA,
 eric <at> siege-engine.com
Subject: Re: bug#15045: Point jumps inappropriately around time of Semantic
 lexing
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:49:50 +0300

> From: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>,  eric <at> siege-engine.com,  gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com,  15045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 20:41:44 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii writes:
> > I think the only reason, as with all the other places where we run
> > timers, is to make Emacs look appear more responsive, notwithstanding
> > the on-going processing.
> 
> Is there some easy way to get a list of functions which may cause timers
> to run?

Scanning the C sources is what I'd do.  Not sure if that can go by the
"easy way" handle, though.

> IMHO all those functions would need a word of warning in their
> doc-string.

Yep.

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