Re: master 43237f3d27: ; * rcirc.el (rcirc-print): Prefer sleep-for over sit-for

[Stefan Monnier]

Philip Kaludercic [2022-02-19 14:35:11] wrote:
> branch: master
> commit 43237f3d27897e2a0c6de745770802d0ba40e3a5
> Author: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
> Commit: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>
>     ; * rcirc.el (rcirc-print): Prefer sleep-for over sit-for
>     
>     Compare
>     
>             (benchmark-run 100000 (sit-for 0))
>             ;; => (2.600030102 12 1.523461324000003)
>     
>     with
>     
>             (benchmark-run 100000 (sleep-for 0))
>             ;; (0.015882939 0 0.0)

I think that's because `sleep-for` doesn't redisplay whereas `sit-for`
(usually) does.

> -        (sit-for 0)                  ; displayed text before hook
> +        (sleep-for 0)                        ; displayed text before hook

What is this for?  The comment suggests it might be because you want to
force a redisplay, but if `sleep-for` does the trick apparently that's not it.


        Stefan