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| -rwxr-xr-x | .local/bin/emacs-build | 23 |
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diff --git a/.local/bin/emacs-build b/.local/bin/emacs-build index 280913f..c244934 100755 --- a/.local/bin/emacs-build +++ b/.local/bin/emacs-build @@ -10,6 +10,29 @@ make="make -j$(nproc --all)" configure_flags=( --prefix=${HOME}/apps/.emacs.$(date +%F) --with-cairo + # Disable native compilation. trunk is my daily driver, and I + # update it regularly, so eln-cache grows a new subdir with every + # update. + # + # I have tried it out unwittingly because as distros start + # enabling it, libgccjit becomes part of Emacs build dependencies; + # hence package managers install libgccjit when I ask for these + # build dependencies, and 'configure' defaults to enabling native + # compilation if libgccjit is available. + # + # I am happy to report that on this workstation, native-comp seems + # to Just Workβ’: I remember seeing a grand total of one (1) + # compilation-warning popup over the couple of months I have been + # using it. So congrats to the devs for a smooth UX π + # + # Vibes-wise, I have not noticed performance improvements though. + # The situations where Emacs feels "slow" to me come from the + # stalls from synchronous jobs that make the UI completely + # unresponsive (e.g. Gnus IMAP refresh, fontconfig matching, + # project-wide regexp search). + # + # So I bow out of native-comp, to avoid the eln-cache spill. + --with-native-compilation=no --with-sqlite3 --with-xinput2 ) |