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diff --git a/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md b/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md index 14fd223..23643d8 100644 --- a/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md +++ b/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ +++ -title = "Solving Emacs Garbage Collection Stutters" +title = "A Solution to Emacs Garbage Collection Stutters" date = 2025-05-12 +updated = 2025-05-14 +++ The more you load Emacs up with packages, the more it starts to chug. Throw on a theme and an lsp client, and you might start to notice frequent stuttering. @@ -37,3 +38,6 @@ I also *basically* disable the threshold entirely when in the minibuffer. Here's I have been using this for a few months and it's worked perfectly. I've tried my best to notice the garbage collections, I haven't been able to. > There is a package for this, called [the Garbage Collector Magic Hack](https://github.com/emacsmirror/gcmh). Personally I prefer a lower idle time than its default, and I like keeping it in my own config. + +# Update: IGC Branch +After posting this article, [some users on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1km1by3/comment/ms750w3/) informed me that there is a [branch of emacs](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/README-IGC?h=feature/igc#n1) in development which greatly improves the garbage collector efficiency. People are saying that it has completely eliminated their stutters. I recommend trying it out. |