GNU bug report logs - #25122
24.5; function describe-variable hangs on large variables

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>

Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 02:21:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, patch

Merged with 13439, 21717

Found in versions 24.4.50, 24.5

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 #51 received at 25122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 25122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>,
 npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: bug#25122: 24.5;
 function describe-variable hangs on large variables
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:07:39 -0400

> That said, what's the reason of choosing the slower approach to compute
> value (in a thread or not) instead of using the approach described in
> the advice I sent here which takes 1s to compute load-history instead of
> 3mn ? (I use this advice since one year now without any problems).

Yes, we should definitely do that.  I'm still not sure why it's so much
faster: it indicates we have a performance bug in pp.el and all it take
is to fix it.


        Stefan
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