Re: exceeding lisp pointer size?

[Kai Großjohann]

clemens fischer <ino-qc@spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> writes:

> i got a warning from my trusty emacs-21 on freebsd:
>
>   Warning: memory in use exceeds lisp pointer size
>   Killing some buffers may delay running out of memory.
>   However, certainly by the time you receive the 95% warning,
>   you should clean up, kill this Emacs, and start a new one.
>
> this is not always reproducable, but it usually happens when
> pasting/yanking large (X-)selections (a few hundred lines).

Fascinating.  I get it after `J s' in Gnus.  More and more people get
it -- perhaps it's an Emacs issue instead of a Gnus issue?  But you
use a current Gnus, too.
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