GNU bug report logs - #2866
23.0.91; "(princ (category-table) (current-buffer))" causes emacs to hang

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 19:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: 2866 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
Subject: bug#2866: 23.0.91; "(princ (category-table) (current-buffer))" causes emacs to  hang
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:18:54 -0400

>> evaluating:
>> (princ (category-table) (current-buffer))
>> Causes emacs to hang.

>> Whether this is a useful way to examine the category-table is another
>> question entirely :P

> It doesn't hang Emacs for me but takes long time in
> redisplay.  It's because of the extremely long line.

> If it is ok to terminate lines within the printing of a
> object, something like this change will speed up the
> redisplay.

Looks like a good quick-fix.  Better of course would be to speed up the
(re)display of long lines.


        Stefan
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