bug#51037: [PATCH] Make `print-level` & `print-length` customizable in ERT batch tests

[Michael <sp1ff@pobox.com>]

> On 24/11/2021 08:29 -0800, Michael wrote:
>
>>>> So, we could do either of:
>>>>
>>>>    1. As Filipp suggests, just change the contract for
>>>>    `ert-batch-backtrace-line-length' to: if set to nil, you 
>>>>    get
>>>>    full stack traces, period.
>>>>
>>>>    2. change `cl-print-to-string-with-limit' to respect the
>>>>    existing values of `print-length' & `print-level' when
>>>>    `limit' is nil. Note that the only caller (in Emacs) of 
>>>>    this
>>>>    function is the backtrace package.
>>>>
>>>> I vote for option 2. What say you all?
>>>
>>> I think the right way is 1 (which I already installed) because
>>> then, as
>>> the result of your patch, we get the ability to override
>>> backtrace-line-length with ert-batch-backtrace-line-length, 
>>> and
>>> nothing
>>> more.
>>>
>>> Changing the semantics of backtrace-line-length should be done
>>> (if done)
>>> in a separate issue, IMO.
>>>
>>> Personally, I like that LIMIT in cl-print-to-string-with-limit
>>> is "hard
>>> override".
>>
>> *shrugs* OK... so can we close this issue?
>
> But it's closed already?

So it is-- thanks.

-- 
Michael <sp1ff@pobox.com>