From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#25122: 24.5; function describe-variable hangs on large variables Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 20:29:37 +0100 Message-ID: <87lgsbtxwe.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20161206022112.GF25778@E15-2016.optimum.net> <87twahk19y.fsf@gmail.com> <87d1h4fld5.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> <871sxkyv2m.fsf@gmail.com> <87mvcs8j7w.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1489260612 15442 195.159.176.226 (11 Mar 2017 19:30:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:30:12 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: mu4e 0.9.19; emacs 25.1.2 Cc: 25122@debbugs.gnu.org, Boruch Baum , npostavs@users.sourceforge.net To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 11 20:30:08 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cmmiN-0003Tp-6v for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:29:41 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from dell-14z ([37.167.6.162]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s17sm18454525wrc.25.2017.03.11.11.29.39 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:29:39 -0800 (PST) In-reply-to: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:130498 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: > I think the better way out is to do less work. E.g. bound the total > amount printed (and replace the rest with "..." that can be expanded on > demand). The problem will be here again when you hit RET on "..." -- Thierry