GNU bug report logs - #9559
23.2; diff mode refining creates many temporary files causing busy hard disk

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Trevor Spiteri <tspiteri <at> ieee.org>

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:37:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 23.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 9559 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Trevor Spiteri <tspiteri <at> ieee.org>
Cc: 9559 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9559: 23.2;
	diff mode refining creates many temporary files causing busy hard disk
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:59:05 -0400

> This reminds me of something that nags me a bit, although it is not
> really a problem. Whenever I'm using ediff, moving to the next hunk always
> makes the hard disk work, so I hear a short hard disk sound for each hunk
> I move to. I don't know if this is related.

I'd think the answer for you is to use tmpfs for /tmp rather than only
for /dev/shm.


        Stefan
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