cef@h.cs.cmu.edu (Charles Fineman) (11/07/86)
How can I get more core for my GNU emacs? I feel that it garbage collects *far* too often (I'm running a reasonably hairy syste. I know about the PURESIZE constant; is this all I have to change? ~Charlie Fineman (cef@h.cs.cmu.edu) P.S. GNU EMACS may be king, but HEMLOCK is GOD.
quiroz@rochester.ARPA (Cesar Quiroz) (11/08/86)
Expires: Sender: Followup-To: From article <1037@h.cs.cmu.edu> (cef@h.cs.cmu.edu (Charles Fineman)): >How can I get more core for my GNU emacs? >I feel that it garbage collects *far* too often Take a look at the variable gc-cons-threshold. If your machine is not a toy (or over-committed) you can go up to a few hundred thousand and have your gcs spread more. Of course, that means that when a gc hits, it takes longer. >P.S. GNU EMACS may be king, but HEMLOCK is GOD. Hem-what? Mind being more specific? -- Cesar Augusto Quiroz Gonzalez Department of Computer Science {allegra|seismo}!rochester!quiroz University of Rochester or Rochester, NY 14627 quiroz@ROCHESTER