GNU bug report logs - #57804
An infinite loop in a `fontify-region' function causes Emacs to hang indefinitely

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Message #129 received at 57804 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 57804 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: Re: bug#57804: An infinite loop in a `fontify-region' function causes
 Emacs to hang indefinitely
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:44:43 +0000

>> No, if your function is called inside fontification-functions, you will 
>> not have to monitor Emacs sources, your code will use a single tag, 
>> namely 'fontification-functions.
> 
> So, I will be able to unlock?
>

Yes.

>
> Let Logview behave against your recommendations. And then, when the 
> users discover how crappy and unresponsive it is, as a result, compared 
> to everything else, they will just uninstall the package and use 
> something better.
>

Given that you will be able to unlock, that will be possible.

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