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23.1; ERC, aspell, and CPU usage

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From: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1; ERC, aspell, and CPU usage
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:12:46 -0600

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This is a somewhat vague bug, sorry about that.
I don't even know for certain that this is a bug in Emacs.

I use ERC with the 'spelling module.

I have noticed that sometimes, when ERC cannot contact an irc server
(e.g. if it goes down or is otherwise unavailable), then aspell will
start using all my CPU, and Emacs slows to a crawl.

Killing aspell from the shell seems to fix this problem.


If Emacs crashed, and you have the Emacs process in the gdb debugger,
please include the output from the following gdb commands:
    `bt full' and `xbacktrace'.
If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file
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In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.5)
 of 2009-08-26 on x86-2.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10601901
configured using `configure  '--build=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Group

Minor modes in effect:
  erc-list-mode: t
  erc-menu-mode: t
  erc-autojoin-mode: t
  erc-ring-mode: t
  erc-pcomplete-mode: t
  erc-track-mode: t
  erc-track-minor-mode: t
  erc-match-mode: t
  erc-button-mode: t
  erc-fill-mode: t
  erc-stamp-mode: t
  erc-netsplit-mode: t
  erc-spelling-mode: t
  erc-truncate-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  gnus-undo-mode: t
  erc-status-mode: t
  erc-services-mode: t
  erc-networks-mode: t
  erc-irccontrols-mode: t
  erc-noncommands-mode: t
  erc-move-to-prompt-mode: t
  erc-readonly-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
i c h SPC I SPC n o SPC l o n g e r SPC h a v e SPC 
b u t SPC t h e SPC g i s t SPC w a s SPC t h a t SPC 
t h e <M-backspace> t h e r SPC <backspace> e SPC w 
a s SPC n o SPC c o n n e c t i o n SPC t o SPC <M-backspace> 
<backspace> . <backspace> ) . C-f C-f C-o I SPC t h 
i n k SPC / d i s c o n n e c t SPC h s C-t o u l d 
SPC w o r k SPC t o SPC p r e v e t <backspace> n t 
SPC r e c o n n e c t i o n SPC i n SPC t h i s SPC 
s i t u a t i o n . <return> <return> T h e SPC o n 
l y SPC s i <backspace> o l u t i o n SPC I SPC f o 
u n d SPC w a s SPC t o SPC d e l e t e <M-backspace> 
k i l l SPC t h e SPC s e r v e r SPC b u f f e r . 
C-z o <f10> <f10> <f10> C-z o C-a I n s t e a d , SPC 
M-l C-p C-k C-e C-c C-c C-z n <f10> <f10> <f10> C-z 
o n SPC M-> q SPC M-> q SPC 5 0 <return> M-> q s M-v 
C-l C-u C-n C-u C-n C-n n SPC M-> Q y s M-x r e p o 
r t - e m <tab> b <tab> <return>

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Tom

Message #10 received at 4590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 4590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4590: 23.1; ERC, aspell, and CPU usage
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:12:26 -0800

Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com> writes:

> This is a somewhat vague bug, sorry about that.
> I don't even know for certain that this is a bug in Emacs.
>
> I use ERC with the 'spelling module.
>
> I have noticed that sometimes, when ERC cannot contact an irc server
> (e.g. if it goes down or is otherwise unavailable), then aspell will
> start using all my CPU, and Emacs slows to a crawl.
>
> Killing aspell from the shell seems to fix this problem.

Is this problem still present in Emacs 24?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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Message #13 received at 4590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 4590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4590: 23.1; ERC, aspell, and CPU usage
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:51:06 -0700

>> Killing aspell from the shell seems to fix this problem.

Lars> Is this problem still present in Emacs 24?

I don't recall seeing it in a while.
So I think it's ok to close the bug.

Tom

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