Re: emacs 28.0.60-1.f7e6c199bf (TEST)

[Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu>]

On 10/14/2021 10:38 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>>> I have noticed one slight performance issue, which may not be related
>>> to Cygwin at all.
>>>
>>> After creating a keyboard macro, the first time the macro is
>>> used/called (^x^e), it does not start right away.  Subsequent uses are
>>> as fast as expected.  Could some sort of run-time compilation going on
>>> in the background before the keyboard macro executes the first time?
>>>
>>> As I said, this may not be related to Cygwin at all.
>>
>> This is mentioned in the announcement for emacs 28.0.60-1.f7e6c199bf (TEST)
>>
>>      The first few times you run Emacs, it might seem slow to start. This
>>      is because it is compiling the elisp libraries that are needed for
>>      your init file (usually .emacs).  For the same reason, you might see
>>      occasional pauses the first time you use a command.  But otherwise
>>      you should see a noticeable speed-up of Emacs.
> 
> I'm not talking about startup or commands.  I'm talking about keyboard
> macros which are not mentioned in the paragraph above.  I've already
> experienced those symptoms described.

I've defined a few keyboard macros and haven't noticed any delay, but they were 
very short.  Do you have a reproducible recipe?

Ken