GNU bug report logs - #20995
24.5; uncomment XML file results in high CPU utilisation / hanging

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sam Halliday <sam.halliday <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:05:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, fixed

Merged with 16449, 22319, 24253, 28040

Found in versions 24.3.50, 24.5, 25.1.50, 25.2

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 20995 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Sam Halliday <sam.halliday <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20995 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20995: 24.5;
 uncomment XML file results in high CPU utilisation / hanging
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:19:13 -0400

Sam Halliday wrote:

> I just upgraded from 24.4 to 24.5 on Debian Jessie (self compiled) and
> if I open an XML file containing the below information, and attempt to
> M-: uncomment the last comment line in the file, Emacs eats 100%
> CPU and I have to kill it. I can confirm that it works OK in 24.4:

What does "M-: uncomment" mean? 
Please give a complete recipe starting from emacs -Q.

FWIW, works fine for me in 24.5 to mark the last comment line and use
M-x uncomment-region.
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