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> > What's the actual problem?  Are important programs failing to get cycles?
> 
> I don't know the reason for the issue, but I too have had many problems
> with screen. (4.8 or 4.9 box?) It works, it just uses up all the CPU
> available. (Starting at 0.x percent going up to 100 percent) The fix was
> to build the screen port, and the problem(s) went away.

So, again, why is this a problem?  screen is only taking those CPU
cycles when nothing else wants them, right?