GNU bug report logs - #38629
25.2; garbage-collect doesn't reclaim large *compilation*

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Peter Ludemann <peter.ludemann <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 20:40:02 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 26952, 27498, 31092

Found in versions 25.1, 25.2

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 38629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Ludemann <peter.ludemann <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 38629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38629: 25.2;
 garbage-collect doesn't reclaim large *compilation*
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:24:10 -0500
Peter Ludemann <peter.ludemann <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I ran a large compilation (to the *compilation* buffer) (232,701 lines,
> 52M).

> In GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21)
>  of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian built on lgw01-amd64-050
> Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11906000
> System Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS

I think this is a variant of Bug#26952 - "repeated buffer insertion
(e.g. yank-rectangle) consumes excessive memory (4GB+ for 90MB of
text)".  I recommend upgrading to version 26.






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