Subject: bug#25122: 24.5; function describe-variable hangs on large variables

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:50:46 -0500

merge 13439 25122
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Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]> writes:

> Boruch Baum <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Subject: 24.5; function describe-variable hangs on large variables
>>
>> 1) When evaluating function describe-variable for variable
>> package-archive-conteqnts, emacs hangs for minutes before I gave up.
>
> I have already reported this bug.
> I use this to workaround it:

I wonder if the suggestion in #13439 might also help?