GNU bug report logs - #38407
27.0.50; infinite loop with display of large file without newlines

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, pieter <at> vanoostrum.org, 38407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38407: 27.0.50; infinite loop with display of large file without newlines
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:53:16 +0200

On 29.11.2019 17:03, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Are there a lot of parentheses/braces there? are they nested?

Almost never.

> This variable will only have any visible effect when both of the
> following conditions are true:
> 
>    . a physical line is very long
>    . the line includes many parentheses and/or braces, especially if
>      they are nested
> 
> If these conditions are not true, the variable will have no tangible
> effect on redisplay performance.

Guess I got over-excited, sorry. If I ever find performance benefits in 
compilation buffers with this variable on, will report back.

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