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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Subject: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:43:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8739rqgnu9.fsf@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv1v7aqm7y.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:14:06 -0400")

Hi Drew,

Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

> No I don't.  Apparently you don't understand it, but since you can't
> even figure out which of "non-essential=nil" or "non-essential=t" means
> that the executed code is non-essential, I think you're disqualified
> to judge.  Of course, I'm disqualified as well since I wrote it, so
> we're left with a lack of judgment.

I'm also disqualified because I was involved in introducing this
variable. But you could read the background story at
<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs/35968/focus=36234>.

HTH, Michael.





  reply	other threads:[~2010-10-28 18:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-10-27 22:30 bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible Drew Adams
2010-10-28  0:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-28 16:22   ` Drew Adams
2010-10-28 17:14     ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-28 18:43       ` Michael Albinus [this message]
2010-10-28 18:51       ` Drew Adams
2010-10-28 20:12         ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-28 21:58           ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 16:20             ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29 16:47               ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 17:36                 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29  8:36           ` Andreas Schwab
2010-10-29 16:03             ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29 16:21               ` Andreas Schwab
2010-10-29 18:29               ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-10-29 23:00                 ` Andy Moreton
2010-10-30  6:52                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-10-30 16:16                     ` Drew Adams
2010-10-30 17:53                       ` Michael Albinus
2010-10-30 20:05                         ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 18:56           ` Alan Mackenzie
2010-10-28 17:33 ` James Cloos
2010-10-28 18:53   ` Drew Adams
2011-07-14 14:35   ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-10-31  2:34 ` MON KEY

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