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26.2.90; [PATCH] Speed up 'csv-align-fields'

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Message #23 received at 37393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, sdl.web <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: 26.2.90; [PATCH] Speed up 'csv-align-fields'
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:23:19 +0300

> From: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 37393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sdl.web <at> gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:53:06 +0200
> 
> > Maybe we could get yet more speedup by making it possible to pass to
> > `current-column` (or a new C function) a start position along with its
> > column, so we'd avoid re-traversing the part of the line that we've
> > already processed.
> 
> I think that sounds like a good idea; then my ugly "fast-current-column"
> patch from last time won't be needed.

Once again, risking to talk about something I don't clearly
understand: vertical-motion already allows you to pass an argument
which tells what is the current column.

Any rationale to use current-column instead of vertical-motion?

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