Update README.md and remove reserved CPUs

README.md

@@ -4,21 +4,50 @@ This repository hosts a minimal Emacs configuration with `early-init.el` and `in
 
 These files are designed to optimize startup time, configure essential settings, and manage package installations efficiently.
 
-## Features
-
-- Optimized garbage collection for faster startup.
-- Suppression of unnecessary warnings and verbose outputs during byte compilation.
-- Configuration of package archives (MELPA and ELPA).
-- Disabling of unnecessary UI elements (menu bar, tool bar, scroll bar).
-- Automatic installation of essential packages using use-package.
-- Support for additional user-specific configurations.
-
 ## Installation
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
 ```
 
+## Features
+
+1. **Performance Improvements:**
+   - Prefers loading newer compiled files.
+   - Increases the amount read from processes in a single chunk.
+   - Reduces rendering workload by not rendering cursors or regions in non-focused windows.
+   - Disables warnings from the legacy advice API and suppresses warnings about aliased variables.
+   - Avoids unnecessary network checks and excessive UI updates.
+   - Disables font compacting to avoid high memory usage.
+   - Customizes `file-name-handler-alist` for improved startup time and package load time.
+   - Reduces startup screen and message noise, including removing the "For information about GNU Emacs..." message.
+   - Configures Emacs to start with a scratch buffer in `fundamental-mode` to shave seconds off startup time.
+   - Delays garbage collection during startup to improve performance and resets it to a more reasonable value once Emacs has started.
+
+2. **Native Compilation and Byte Compilation:**
+   - Configures `native-compile` settings
+   - Suppresses compiler warnings and errors during native compilation.
+
+4. **UI Element Management:**
+   - Disables the startup screen and messages, including menu bar, tool bar, and scroll bars.
+   - Configures Emacs to avoid resizing frames and minimizes unnecessary UI updates.
+
+5. **Package Management:**
+   - Configures package archives and priorities for MELPA, ELPA, and other repositories.
+
+6. **Customizable Initialization Files:**
+   - Supports additional configuration files (`pre-init.el`, `post-init.el`, `pre-early-init.el`, and `post-early-init.el`) to allow further customization at different stages of the startup process.
+
+7. **File Management:**
+   - Manages auto-save and backup files, including backup options and version control settings.
+
+8. **User Experience Enhancements:**
+   - Configures user interface settings such as cursor behavior, scrolling, and response to prompts.
+   - Disables beeping and blinking to avoid distractions.
+
+9. **Buffer and Window Configuration:**
+   - Sets default fringe widths and buffer boundaries.
+   - Configures smooth scrolling and cursor behavior for a more seamless editing experience.
 
 ## Update
 

early-init.el

@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 (defvar minimal-emacs-gc-cons-threshold (* 16 1024 1024)
   "The value of `gc-cons-threshold' after Emacs startup.")
 
-(defvar minimal-emacs-native-comp-reserved-cpus 2
-  "Number of CPUs to reserve and not use for `native-compile'.")
-
 ;;; Load pre-early-init.el
 (defvar minimal-emacs--default-user-emacs-directory user-emacs-directory
   "The default value of the `user-emacs-directory' variable.")
@@ -175,19 +172,13 @@
     (setq initial-major-mode 'fundamental-mode
           initial-scratch-message nil)))
 
-;;; Native comp and Byte comp
+;;; Native compilation and Byte compilation
-(defun minimal-emacs-calculate-native-comp-async-jobs ()
-  "Set `native-comp-async-jobs-number' based on the available CPUs."
-  ;; The `num-processors' function is only available in Emacs >= 28.1
-  (max 1 (- (num-processors) minimal-emacs-native-comp-reserved-cpus)))
 
 (if (and (featurep 'native-compile)
          (fboundp 'native-comp-available-p)
          (native-comp-available-p))
     ;; Activate `native-compile'
-    (setq native-comp-async-jobs-number
+    (setq native-comp-deferred-compilation t
-          (minimal-emacs-calculate-native-comp-async-jobs)
-          native-comp-deferred-compilation t
           package-native-compile t)
   ;; Deactivate the `native-compile' feature if it is not available
   (setq features (delq 'native-compile features)))