Re: bash code block runs slow on org 9.6

[Majzoub, Eric]

Yes, the fix works! It reduces the run time from about 2s down to 0.1s.
Thank you.

On Sat, 2022-12-10 at 05:53 +0000, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
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> "Majzoub, Eric" <eric.majzoub@umsl.edu> writes:
> 
> > I've got a code block that looks like the following.
> > 
> > #+name: read_csv
> > #+begin_src bash :results replace :exports none
> >   cat ./file.csv | gawk -f ./awkfile.awk | tee .tmp1.dat;
> > #+end_src
> > 
> > This runs essentially instantaneously in org 9.5.5, but it takes
> > much
> > longer, about 2 seconds or more on org 9.6, using the first release
> > version. Pre-release versions of 9.6 were even slower, so it seems
> > it's
> > improved. But still, it's a lot slower than 9.5.5. What can I do to
> > diagnose the slowdown?
> 
> I partially solved the slowdown in
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=76a725317
> 
> There is still some slowdown originated from table alignment.  We now
> use a more accurate approach to calculate string width, which gives
> performance penalty. If needed, table alignment might also be
> optimized,
> but it will not be trivial.
> 
> For diagnosing slowdowns, you may refer to
> https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87ee2nlslt.fsf@localhost/
> 
> Let me know if the latest bugfix branch gives you acceptable
> performance.
> 
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