Re: New Org (from main) and slow clocking

[Marcin Borkowski]

On 2023-02-17, at 07:51, Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have just updated my Org (from the main branch, Org mode version
> 9.6.1, release_9.6.1-253-g74eb0f), and I noticed an issue with clocking.
> I have an "ongoing" task which already accumulated 7000+ clock entries,
> and clocking in takes close to 90 seconds.  It was instantaneous before
> (version 9.6-pre, release_9.5.5-853-g7b9d8e).  What can I do now?
>
> And how can I downgrade?  (I tried the "logical" thing, i.e., I checked
> out a "tmp" branch at tag release_9.6.1 and ran "make update", but it
> didn't work because it (obviously) couldn't pull the "tmp" branch.

Ok, so I think I managed to downgrade (make cleanall, make, sudo make
install - is that correct?), but the problem persists in 9.6.1...

> Alternatively, since Org mode is much more mature now than a few years
> ago, how can I get rid of my Git-based installation in favor of the Elpa
> package (which, I assume, should be much more stable/bug-free)?  (I
> understand that by using bleeding edge Org mode I risk a bit, and maybe
> it's time to trade new/shiny for safe...)

Best,

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Marcin Borkowski
http://mbork.pl