Robert Dodier wrote:
> Hi Raymond, you wrote:
>
>
>> Robert> Modified Files:
>> Robert> Command.texi
>> Robert> Log Message:
>> Robert> Strike out obsolete text about garbage collection time.
>> Robert> Put in see-alsos to time, timer, and playback.
>>
>>Alternatively, could this not be considered a bug and GC time should
>>be displayed (for those Lisp's that can provide the information)?
>>
>>I normally have my CMUCL set up to display GC time when it does a GC.
>>I think maxima has CMUCL's GC messages disabled, though.
>
>
> For the benefit of others -- the context here is the description
> of "showtime".
>
> I guess I'd recommend against anything that won't work
> on all supported Lisp implementations. But if there's a
> way to get the required info for all Lisps, then I don't
> have any objection.
I think that's true in general, but this is just an extra bit of
information that doesn't really impact anything.
Anyway, it's not that important. I don't remember anyone complaining
about it. :-)
>
> Fwiw, in looking at the history of src/macsys.lisp (where
> the time-elapsed message is printed when $showtime is non-nil)
> it looks like the gc message fell by the wayside some time
> before rev 1.1.
Not surprising since public CVS access is something fairly recent.
Ray