From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: setting an optimal value of gc-cons-threshold
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:10:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m28xastekc.fsf@sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jwv8xas8vv0.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org
----- Stefan Monnier (2007-06-10) wrote:-----
>> I found quite a few people in their .emacs setting gc-cons-threshold to
>> a different value than the default 400000.
>
>> I wonder if there is a guidance for setting this value.
>
> Better not touch it. In Emacs-22 we introduced gc-cons-percentage which
> provides the same benefit as increasing gc-cons-threshold but without
> the drawbacks. And without having to fiddle with it.
>
> I.e. I'd recommend users to remove any gc-cons-threshold settings from their
> .emacs.
Many thanks.
--
Leo <sdl.web AT gmail.com> (GPG Key: 9283AA3F)
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2007-06-10 1:04 ` setting an optimal value of gc-cons-threshold Stefan Monnier
2007-06-10 8:10 ` Leo [this message]
2007-06-10 10:14 ` Stephen Berman
2007-06-10 10:59 ` Leo
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2007-06-12 14:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-12 15:00 ` Leo
[not found] ` <mailman.2024.1181660588.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-06-12 19:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-02 14:31 Leo
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[not found] ` <u4pijcvph.fsf@gnu.org>
2007-08-29 23:41 ` Xavier Maillard
2007-08-30 3:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-09-03 1:00 ` Xavier Maillard
[not found] ` <mailman.5435.1188280107.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-09-07 4:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-10 1:00 ` Xavier Maillard
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