Re: setting an optimal value of gc-cons-threshold

[Stefan Monnier]

> I found quite a few people in their .emacs setting gc-cons-threshold to
> a different value than the default 400000.

> I wonder if there is a guidance for setting this value.

Better not touch it.  In Emacs-22 we introduced gc-cons-percentage which
provides the same benefit as increasing gc-cons-threshold but without
the drawbacks.  And without having to fiddle with it.

I.e. I'd recommend users to remove any gc-cons-threshold settings from their
.emacs.


        Stefan