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0 pointsdragonwriter8y ago0 comments

> Emacs does an “unexec” operation to save its entire memory map to disk so its startup looks faster.

The changes Atom is looking at regarding user-side snapshots seems conceptually similar.

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valarauca18y ago· 1 in thread

This really scares me because the emacs unexec operation has had a ton of safety related bugs.

c2568y ago

Also, it’s a portability PITA, and it can be a serious impediment to bringing new developers on-board. Emacs is looking (in the long-term, serious project sense) to replace or remove dumping and unexec if it can.

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