Re: C mode too slow

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> >> > _and_ because editing lisp.h is virtually impossible these days.
>> >> > I have to use an old Emacs - almost each editing step takes
>> >> > about 15 secs here with the more recent Emacs versions :-(
>> >> I tend to find editing code such as lisp.h too slow as well.
>> >> Can we do something about it?
>> > Disable font-lock?
>> I'd rather not have to resort to such a workaround.
> I didn't mean that as a workaround.  I meant to point out what I
> thought was the reason for the slowdown.

Oh, yes, it does seem strongly linked to font-lock.  There might be some
other ways to trigger the slowness, but usually if I disable font-lock
it's pretty responsive.


        Stefan