Re: Is xemacs' etags.el really "better and faster"?

From: Ben Wing <ben(a)666.com&gt; Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:56:50 -0700 Jeff Mincy wrote: > > From: Vin Shelton <acs(a)xemacs.org&gt; > Date: 12 Jun 2001 21:59:39 -0400 > > Jeff Mincy <jeff(a)delphioutpost.com&gt; writes: > > FWIW, I just upgraded to 21.4.3 (more or less painlessly). > > 21.4.3 seems zippier and snazzier than 21.1.13, with the exception > > of tags lookup. Tag lookup is way slower for me, borderline > > annoying. I have tags-build-completion-table turned off. But I > > don't think that is causing the problem. 21.1.13 found 'find-tag' > > instantly, 21.4.3 took 10-15 seconds to find the same tag and using > > the same tag tables. > > BTW, in 21.1.13, I did find-tag on S\+3 (from ESS), and found the real > definition on the third try. > > 1) (defvar S+elsewhere-dialect-name "S+3" > 2) (defvar S+3-dialect-name "S+3" > 3) (defun S+3 (&optional proc-name) > > Whereas 21.4.3 finds the S+3 definition on the first try. > > So, it's better at finding the right tag, but lots slower. well, there you have it -- the only major change was the code integration i just mentioned, and things got slower. :-] but 10-15 seconds?? are you sure this isn't a font-lock problem? i use 21.5 for development and i have error-checking turned on and no optimization -- and i still see <1 second for find-tag. this is on a pentium III 700mhz. is this 10-15 seconds only the first find-tag, or all of them? Well, no, I'm not sure, maybe it is both font-lock and tag. find-tag is definitly slower, but now it takes more like 4-5 seconds. I think the rest of the time was fontifying. I'm on a 450mhz.

-jeff