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On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:37:13 -0700 bvdp <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
b> Hi. I'm using emacs 22.1.1 on Ubuntu. I've got a fairly fast computer
b> (Athalon X2 4800) and 2 gig of ram. I don't believe my problem is a
b> slow cpu or disk caching.
b> Most of the time emacs just starts. Fast, clean, nice.
b> But sometimes there is a delay of 30 to 60 seconds. I assume it is
b> doing "something", but by the time time I start up a monitor to check
b> cpu usage, it's running :)
b> Any pointers on why this is happening and what to do to avoid.
You can do it without actually debugging Emacs by running strace on the
process. It will show the system calls; very often this is enough to
figure out what system component is hanging.
Ted
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