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Subject: Re: process.c: read_process_output: hard coded 4096 bytes read limit
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Miguel Guedes <miguel.a.guedes@gmail.com> writes:

> A minor mode I've written that sometimes receives 500-800KB of data as a 
> response from an async network connection (opened via make-network-
> process) takes several seconds to fully receive the data due to the hard 
> coded limit mentioned above and the fact that emacs waits between reads  
> (probably in wait_reading_process_output upon receiving a signal in 
> sigchld_handler).

If you call accept-process-output with this process it should read
whatever is available without delay.

Andreas.

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