Re: [h-e-w] checkpoint endpoint connect and port 7778

[Matthias Cords]

Hi Eli,

setting this variable makes tab completing directory contents work like a charm 
again.

To me it seems most surprising that the faulty behaviour manifests itself only 
when the vpn software has established a tunnel.

Entering w32-get-true-file-attributes on google also turned up [1], which goes 
into a bit of detail and also has another option available should the first one 
not work.

Thank you very much!

[1] 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2007329/emacs-23-1-50-1-hangs-ramdomly-for-6-8-seconds-on-windows-xp

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Von: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Im Auftrag von Eli Zaretskii
Gesendet: Montag, 9. Juli 2012 18:59
An: Matthias Cords
Cc: address@hidden
Betreff: Re: [h-e-w] checkpoint endpoint connect and port 7778

> From: Matthias Cords <address@hidden>
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:56:21 +0000
>
> There is a problem with emacs hanging for several minutes when using auto 
> complete (Tab) while trying to open a file (C-x C-f):  when the computer is 
> not connected to the company network autocomplete may hang a few seconds.  
> Additionally, when a service called "checkpoint endpoint connect" is 
> installed and has opened a vpn connection to the company network autocomplete 
> stalls for even longer periods.  Shutting down the mentioned service makes 
> emacs autocomplete stall for "only" a few seconds again.
>
> I am able to write lisp functions and know how to use a debugger, but I just 
> don't know where to start finding the cause of this problem.
>
> The problem seems to have appeared somewhere around emacs 22.1 as version 22 
> does not have these problems.

Does it help to set the value of w32-get-true-file-attributes to nil?

If not, then perhaps you could use some utility that traces system
calls, and see which one of them is stalling.