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Nordlöw <per.nordlow@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there a way to profile Emacs to get a list of what Emacs-Lisp code
> I am currently using is the most time-consuming. I am asking because I
> have written a lot of extensions to the syntax highlighting in cc-mode
> and this has made my Emacs somewhat sluggish when coding C/C++.

A profiler is included with Emacs. Use `M-x finder-commentary RET elp
RET' to read the instructions. However, I don't know if it's suitable
for debugging font-locking. Have you tried different settings?