GNU bug report logs - #64735
29.0.92; find invocations are ~15x slower because of ignores

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>

Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.92

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 64735 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64735: 29.0.92; find invocations are ~15x slower because of ignores
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:34:33 +0000
Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev> writes:

> On 21/07/2023 15:58, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>> Dmitry Gutov<dmitry <at> gutov.dev>  writes:
>> 
>>>>> Disabling file-handlers is inconceivable in Emacs.
>>>> Indeed. But we are talking about Emacs find vs. GNU find here.
>>>> In the scenarios where GNU find can be used, it is also safe to disable
>>>> file handlers, AFAIU.

So, we agree here? (I've read your reply as counter-argument to mine.)

>>> GNU find can be used on a remote machine. In all the same cases as when
>>> it can be used on the local one.
>> But GNU find does not take into account Emacs' file-handlers for each
>> directory when traversing directories.
>
> Indeed. Such usage always assumes the initial invocation and each 
> visited directory belong to the same remote host. Which is usually a 
> correct assumption.

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