GNU bug report logs - #17837
24.4.50; Search very slow

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Message #71 received at 17837 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>, 17837 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17837: 24.4.50; Search very slow
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:10:35 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> I've tried this:
>
> 0. emacs -Q
> 1. M-x eww RET stallman.org/archives/2014-mar-jun.html RET
> 2. C-s interview
>
> And it's fast, pretty much instant, to type all that and go through the
> matches.  Did Emacs get faster or is my machine just faster than what
> you were using at the time of reporting this bug?  Or am I using the
> wrong recipe to reproduce the issue?

I think Richard meant that he downloaded the HTML and then opened the
HTML file in Emacs (since he mentions font-lock).

I'm not able to see anything slow going on when doing that, though --
searching for "interview" in that HTML buffer is instantaneous for me.

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