Re: [ELPA] New package: gcmh-mode

[Andrea Corallo]

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

> * Andrea Corallo <akrl@sdf.org> [2020-11-17 11:35]:
>> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
>> 
>> > * Andrea Corallo via "Emacs development discussions. <emacs-devel@gnu.org> 
>> > [2020-11-17 00:28]:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >> 
>> >> I'd like to propose GCMH as GNU Elpa package.
>> >> 
>> >> It enforces a sneaky Garbage Collection strategy to minimize GC
>> >> interference with user activity.
>> >
>> > I have tried it, enabled it, and watched on side. Then I came back and
>> > could find Emacs swapping or doing something with memory that I could
>> > not interrupt it or see what is going on.
>> >
>> > I had to killall emacs
>> 
>> You may want to tweak `gcmh-high-cons-threshold' and `gcmh-idle-delay'
>> depending on your needs and machine you are on.
>> 
>> That said if you need some help please provide more details filing a bug
>> report, otherwise is difficult to understand what's the cause.  This
>> kind of generic messages are of little help into progressing with
>> issues.
>
> I would be very specific if I would know what specifics you need and
> how I can obtain it.

Please see:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Understanding-Bug-Reporting.html>
<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Checklist.html>

Regards

  Andrea