Subject: Re: bug#63865: 29.0.90; call-process while owning the X selection hangs other processes

From: Spencer Baugh <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:03:14 -0400

Andreas Schwab <[email-masked]> writes:
> On Jun 03 2023, Spencer Baugh wrote:
>> Forget other packages: Emacs itself uses call-process in tons of places
>> where it will run for prolonged periods of time!
>
> This has nothing to do with call-process.  Emacs can be busy for many
> reasons.

Other things which make Emacs busy still let Emacs respond to X
selection requests.