From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12463: 24.2; pos-visible-in-window-p gets slower over time Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:58:07 +0300 Message-ID: <83a9wjxqhs.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87wqzs1a4c.fsf@queen.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <83mx0n22p0.fsf@gnu.org> <87d31jcqce.fsf@gnu.org> <4023344.MyoQPQRfcJ@queen> <87sjac1185.fsf@gnu.org> <878vc4ylr6.fsf@gnu.org> <83pq5fyglu.fsf@gnu.org> <87d31fd8zi.fsf@gnu.org> <83fw6by2qz.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1348246714 2176 80.91.229.3 (21 Sep 2012 16:58:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:58:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, cyd@gnu.org, jwalt@garni.ch, 12463@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 21 18:58:38 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Yn-00045E-OV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:58:37 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53292 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Yj-0005cF-Bu for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:58:33 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54867) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Yb-0005II-QV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:58:26 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Ya-0005Qx-PS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:58:25 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37783) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Ya-0005Qp-Lv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:58:24 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6a9-0006VJ-Sn for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:00:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12463 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12463-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12463.134824678224954 (code B ref 12463); Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:00:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12463) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Sep 2012 16:59:42 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47329 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Zq-0006UR-F0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:59:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]:65486) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TF6Zn-0006UI-Sy for 12463@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:59:41 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MAP00A00LO8A200@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 12463@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:57:50 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MAP009LKLSES1A0@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:57:50 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:64694 Archived-At: > From: Stefan Monnier > Cc: Juanma Barranquero , cyd@gnu.org, jwalt@garni.ch, > 12463@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:38:25 -0400 > > >> > I don't know why that function accepts a LIBRARIES argument, rather than > >> > just making callers bind Vdynamic_library_alist. > >> That's what it did in the original design, but someone (Stefan, I > >> think) asked that it was passed as an argument. I have always disliked > >> that, as it seems highly unlikely that any other variable will ever be > >> used. I'd be happy to see that argument removed. > > Well, then maybe Stefan could explain why he wanted it. > > Sorry, can't remember. Probably because I generally prefer passing > arguments explicitly over passing them via dynamic binding. We have gobs of functions in Emacs that access global variables like Vdynamic_library_alist. I don't think one more function will change anything.