[ESS-bugs] ess-mode 15.09-1 [elpa: 20151013.1025]; iESS Performance Degrades Quickly with Buffer Size
Martin Maechler
maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch
Wed Oct 14 12:16:51 CEST 2015
> I have just updated to ESS 15.09-1 and I am noticing a dramatic change
> in performance. For example, if I print a large-ish data.frame or
> matrix, the iESS process becomes very sluggish, almost unusable. I
> have replicated the problem when starting emacs with -q (and then
> manually loading ESS). I thought it may have something to do with
> Ubuntu or GTK, so I also replicated the problem from the command line
> (outside of the windowing system). The problem is easily replicated on
> my system: all I have to do is run something like matrix(rnorm(1e4)).
> Then, every time I do anything in the iESS instance, the emacs usage
> spikes to 25-35% CPU. Even simply hitting Enter causes a lag and CPU
> spike. I am on Emacs 24.4.1, but have replicated on Emacs 24.3.
Interesting.
Did you try ESS 15.09 before that ?
Honestly, I also had doubts yesterday when working with the
latest ESS version (i.e., 15.09-1)
and saw extreme slowness myself.
Martin
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> [ess-site.el]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> [ess-site.el _2_]: ess-customize-alist=nil
> (S): ess-s-versions-create making M-x defuns for
> (R): ess-r-versions-create making M-x defuns for
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> (ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=scratch.R
> (ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
> R-customize-alist) (ess-eldoc-function quote ess-R-eldoc-function)
> (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R) (ess-ac-sources quote
> (ac-source-R)) (ess-company-backends quote ((company-R-args
> company-R-objects))) (ess-build-tags-command . rtags('%s', recursive =
> TRUE, pattern = '\\.[RrSs](rw)?$',ofile = '%s'))
> (ess-traceback-command . local({cat(geterrmessage(),
> "----------------------------------
> ", fill=TRUE);try(traceback(), silent=TRUE)})
> ) (ess-call-stack-command . traceback(1)
> ) (ess-eval-command . .ess.eval("%s", FALSE, FALSE, file="%f")
> ) (ess-eval-visibly-command . .ess.eval("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300, file="%f")
> ) (ess-eval-visibly-noecho-command . .ess.eval("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300,
> file="%f")
> ) (ess-load-command . .ess.source("%s", FALSE, FALSE)
> ) (ess-load-visibly-command . .ess.source("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300)
> ) (ess-load-visibly-noecho-command . .ess.source("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300)
> ) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$
> ess-suffix ess-dump-filename-template-proto)
> (ess-help-web-search-command quote ess-R-sos) (ess-mode-syntax-table .
> R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist)
> (ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex .
> ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist .
> ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout)
> (ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern .
> ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el)
> (ess-smart-operators . ess-R-smart-operators) (inferior-ess-program .
> inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command .
> inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords quote
> inferior-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command .
> search()
> ) (inferior-ess-help-command . inferior-ess-r-help-command)
> (inferior-ess-help-filetype) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q())
> (inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: )
> (inferior-ess-start-file) (inferior-ess-start-args . )
> (ess-error-regexp-alist . ess-R-error-regexp-alist)
> (ess-describe-object-at-point-commands quote
> ess-R-describe-object-at-point-commands) (ess-STERM . iESS)
> (ess-editor . R-editor) (ess-pager . R-pager) (prettify-symbols-alist
> quote ((<- . 8592) (<<- . 8606) (-> . 8594) (->> . 8608)))
> (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()
> ) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start)
> (comint-use-prompt-regexp . t) (comint-process-echoes . t)
> (inferior-ess-primary-prompt . > ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . +
> ) (comment-start . #) (ess-imenu-generic-expression .
> ess-imenu-S-generic-expression) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip
> . #+ *) (comment-use-syntax . t) (comment-column . 40)
> (ess-no-skip-regexp concat ^ *@\| (default-value (quote
> ess-no-skip-regexp))) (inferior-ess-prompt . inferior-S-prompt)
> (ess-get-help-topics-function quote ess-get-S-help-topics-function)
> (ess-getwd-command . getwd()
> ) (ess-setwd-command . setwd('%s')
> ) (ess-funargs-command . .ess_funargs("%s")
> ) (fill-nobreak-predicate quote ess-inside-string-p)
> (normal-auto-fill-function quote ess-do-auto-fill))
> (ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\|
> page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter)
> (paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline .
> mode-require-final-newline) (indent-line-function quote
> ess-indent-line) (parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-style .
> ess-default-style) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
> (add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[
> ]*function) (ess-font-lock-keywords quote ess-R-font-lock-keywords)
> (ess-font-lock-defaults ess--extract-default-fl-keywords
> ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (font-lock-defaults quote
> (ess-font-lock-defaults nil nil ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> Finished setting up ESS-mode.
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> (ess-mode-1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=scratch.R
> (ess-mode-1.5): alist=((ess-local-customize-alist quote
> R-customize-alist) (ess-eldoc-function quote ess-R-eldoc-function)
> (ess-dialect . R) (ess-suffix . R) (ess-ac-sources quote
> (ac-source-R)) (ess-company-backends quote ((company-R-args
> company-R-objects))) (ess-build-tags-command . rtags('%s', recursive =
> TRUE, pattern = '\\.[RrSs](rw)?$',ofile = '%s'))
> (ess-traceback-command . local({cat(geterrmessage(),
> "----------------------------------
> ", fill=TRUE);try(traceback(), silent=TRUE)})
> ) (ess-call-stack-command . traceback(1)
> ) (ess-eval-command . .ess.eval("%s", FALSE, FALSE, file="%f")
> ) (ess-eval-visibly-command . .ess.eval("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300, file="%f")
> ) (ess-eval-visibly-noecho-command . .ess.eval("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300,
> file="%f")
> ) (ess-load-command . .ess.source("%s", FALSE, FALSE)
> ) (ess-load-visibly-command . .ess.source("%s", TRUE, TRUE, 300)
> ) (ess-load-visibly-noecho-command . .ess.source("%s", FALSE, TRUE, 300)
> ) (ess-dump-filename-template ess-replace-regexp-in-string S$
> ess-suffix ess-dump-filename-template-proto)
> (ess-help-web-search-command quote ess-R-sos) (ess-mode-syntax-table .
> R-syntax-table) (ess-mode-editing-alist . R-editing-alist)
> (ess-change-sp-regexp . ess-R-change-sp-regexp) (ess-help-sec-regex .
> ess-help-R-sec-regex) (ess-help-sec-keys-alist .
> ess-help-R-sec-keys-alist) (ess-loop-timeout . ess-S-loop-timeout)
> (ess-cmd-delay . ess-R-cmd-delay) (ess-function-pattern .
> ess-R-function-pattern) (ess-object-name-db-file . ess-r-namedb.el)
> (ess-smart-operators . ess-R-smart-operators) (inferior-ess-program .
> inferior-R-program-name) (inferior-ess-objects-command .
> inferior-R-objects-command) (inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords quote
> inferior-R-font-lock-keywords) (inferior-ess-search-list-command .
> search()
> ) (inferior-ess-help-command . inferior-ess-r-help-command)
> (inferior-ess-help-filetype) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q())
> (inferior-ess-exit-prompt . Save workspace image? [y/n/c]: )
> (inferior-ess-start-file) (inferior-ess-start-args . )
> (ess-error-regexp-alist . ess-R-error-regexp-alist)
> (ess-describe-object-at-point-commands quote
> ess-R-describe-object-at-point-commands) (ess-STERM . iESS)
> (ess-editor . R-editor) (ess-pager . R-pager) (prettify-symbols-alist
> quote ((<- . 8592) (<<- . 8606) (-> . 8594) (->> . 8608)))
> (ess-language . S) (inferior-ess-exit-command . q()
> ) (inferior-ess-language-start eval inferior-S-language-start)
> (comint-use-prompt-regexp . t) (comint-process-echoes . t)
> (inferior-ess-primary-prompt . > ) (inferior-ess-secondary-prompt . +
> ) (comment-start . #) (ess-imenu-generic-expression .
> ess-imenu-S-generic-expression) (comment-add . 1) (comment-start-skip
> . #+ *) (comment-use-syntax . t) (comment-column . 40)
> (ess-no-skip-regexp concat ^ *@\| (default-value (quote
> ess-no-skip-regexp))) (inferior-ess-prompt . inferior-S-prompt)
> (ess-get-help-topics-function quote ess-get-S-help-topics-function)
> (ess-getwd-command . getwd()
> ) (ess-setwd-command . setwd('%s')
> ) (ess-funargs-command . .ess_funargs("%s")
> ) (fill-nobreak-predicate quote ess-inside-string-p)
> (normal-auto-fill-function quote ess-do-auto-fill))
> (ess-mode-1.6): editing-alist=((paragraph-start concat \s-*$\|
> page-delimiter) (paragraph-separate concat \s-*$\| page-delimiter)
> (paragraph-ignore-fill-prefix . t) (require-final-newline .
> mode-require-final-newline) (indent-line-function quote
> ess-indent-line) (parse-sexp-ignore-comments . t) (ess-style .
> ess-default-style) (ess-mode-syntax-table . S-syntax-table)
> (add-log-current-defun-header-regexp . ^\(.+\)\s-+<-[
> ]*function) (ess-font-lock-keywords quote ess-R-font-lock-keywords)
> (ess-font-lock-defaults ess--extract-default-fl-keywords
> ess-R-font-lock-keywords) (font-lock-defaults quote
> (ess-font-lock-defaults nil nil ((46 . w) (95 . w)))))
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> Finished setting up ESS-mode.
> ess-request-a-process: {beginning}
> ... request-a-process:
> major mode ess-mode; current buff: scratch.R; ess-language: S, ess-dialect: R
> ..start-process-specific: lang:dialect= S:R, current-buf=scratch.R
> (R): ess-dialect=R, buf=scratch.R, start-arg=nil
> current-prefix-arg=nil
> (inf-ess 1): lang=S, dialect=R, tmp-dialect=R, buf=scratch.R
> (inf-ess 1.1): procname=R temp-dialect=R, buf-name=*R*
> (inf-ess 2.0) Method #3 start=/home/jwm/tmp/ buf=*R*
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=comint-simple-send
> (inf-ess 2.1): ess-language=S, ess-dialect=R buf=*R*
> (ess-setq-vars-LOCAL): language=S, dialect=R, buf=nil,
> comint..echoes=t, comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender
> (i-ess 1): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
> comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
> (i-ess end): buf=*R*, lang=S, comint..echo=t,
> comint..sender=inferior-ess-input-sender,
> (inf-ess 3.0): prog=R, start-args=--no-readline , echoes=t
> Making Process...Buf *R*, :Proc R, :Prog R
> :Args= --no-readline
> Start File=nil
> (inferior-ess: waiting for process to start (before hook)
> (inferior-ess 3): waiting for process after hookload-ESSR cmd:
> local({
> source('/home/jwm/Dropbox/.emacs.d/elpa/ess-20151013.1025/etc/ESSR/R/.load.R',
> local=TRUE) #define load.ESSR
> load.ESSR('/home/jwm/Dropbox/.emacs.d/elpa/ess-20151013.1025/etc/ESSR/R')})
> (R): inferior-ess-language-start=options(STERM='iESS',
> str.dendrogram.last="'", editor='emacsclient',
> show.error.locations=TRUE)
> ... request-a-process: buf=scratch.R
> Emacs : GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.8)
> of 2015-10-10 on aeryn
> Package: ess-mode 15.09-1 [elpa: 20151013.1025]
> current state:
> ==============
> (setq
> ess-language "S"
> ess-dialect "R"
> ess-ask-for-ess-directory t
> ess-ask-about-transfile nil
> ess-directory nil
> ess-keep-dump-files "always"
> ess-source-directory "/tmp"
> ess-use-ido t
> ess-use-eldoc t
> ess-use-tracebug t
> ess-use-auto-complete t
> ess-use-company t
> ess-eval-visibly-p t
> ess-can-eval-in-background nil
> ess-local-process-name "R"
> )
> --
> ~ Jason Morgan
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> Often have a share in their misfortunes."
> -- Bertolt Brecht, "Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis"
> (The Caucasian Chalk Circle)
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