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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: nljlistbox2@gmail.com (N. Jackson)
Cc: 23929@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23929: 25.0.95; Doc of run-at-time doesn't describe behaviour if system was sleeping at time
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 02:44:46 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87czrt1vnl.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87poqm7i6q.fsf@moondust.awandering> (N. Jackson's message of "Sat, 09 Jul 2016 15:57:49 -0300")

nljlistbox2@gmail.com (N. Jackson) writes:

> I would be more reassured if I saw text along the following lines
> in the manual entry (provided it is true):
>
>     "If Emacs didn't get any CPU time when the timer would have
>     run (for example if the system was busy running another
>     process or if the computer was sleeping or in a suspended
>     state), the timer will run (late) as soon as Emacs resumes and
>     is idle."

If I remember correctly, that is true, so I've added your text to the
manual in Emacs 28.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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      reply	other threads:[~2021-07-08  0:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-09 15:30 bug#23929: 25.0.95; Doc of run-at-time doesn't describe behaviour if system was sleeping at time N. Jackson
2016-07-09 16:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-09 18:57   ` N. Jackson
2021-07-08  0:44     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]

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