GNU bug report logs - #44941
28.0.50; M-x grep, perhaps all asynch subprocesses

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 05:23:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, unreproducible

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 44941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: rms <at> gnu.org, 44941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#44941: 28.0.50; M-x grep, perhaps all asynch subprocesses
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2020 21:39:52 -0800 (PST)

> When I use M-x grep through a lot of files, grep hits appear and
> display all at once.  It used to be that hits in the first files
> searched would appear earlier -- as soon as grep finds them, I expect
> -- but I think Emacs doesn't notice that output from the subprocess any
> more.
> 
> In GNU Emacs 28.0.50

FWIW, I don't see that in Emacs 26.3.  I see the
"used to" behavior of showing hits as `grep' progresses.
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