> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albi...@gmx.de> > Cc: suhailsingh...@gmail.com, 73...@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:09:23 +0200 > > Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> writes: > > >> It seems to be related to font-locking, indeed. See variable > >> `dired-font-lock-keywords'. It specifies face recognition running basic > >> file oprtations. For example, ";; Broken Symbolic link" calls > >> `file-truename' and `file-exists-p', while "Symbolic link to a directory" > >> and ";; Symbolic link to a non-directory" invoke `file-truename' and > >> `file-directory-p'. > > > > But font-lock is ON by default, so what I saw also includes this, > > right? > > Sure. But we don't know the exact setting of the OP. The connection > could be extremely slow for him, Tramp's cache might be disabled, > whatever. Perhaps it's worth to rerun the test with "emacs -Q".
I think we should also try to establish how slow is that connection. How much time does "ping" take? How long does it take to fetch a file of, say 20 KBytes? Also, if font-lock is disabled, does the problem go away?
