From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#30408: More context in `read-integer-overflow-as-float'? Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 08:29:10 +0200 Message-ID: <87wowh5mbt.fsf@bzg.fr> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1525600567 5739 195.159.176.226 (6 May 2018 09:56:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 09:56:07 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) To: 30408@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 06 11:56:03 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGOh-0001Oq-Gz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 11:56:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41490 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGQo-0005Pk-LA for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:58:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50245) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGQg-0005OM-4Y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:58:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGQd-0001No-2D for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:58:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:43099) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGQc-0001NH-Ua for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:58:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGQb-0006Ix-IF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:58:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Resent-From: Bastien Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 09:58:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 30408 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 30408-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B30408.152560064224189 (code B ref 30408); Sun, 06 May 2018 09:58:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 30408) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 May 2018 09:57:22 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50996 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGPy-0006I5-7i for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:57:22 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59105) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGPx-0006Hv-0H for 30408@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:57:21 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGPo-0000ii-Lj for 30408@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:57:15 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:49791) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGPo-0000ic-IK for 30408@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:57:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [78.192.157.63] (port=39054 helo=bzg.fr) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1fFGPo-0002Rq-7r for 30408@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 05:57:12 -0400 Original-Received: by bzg.fr (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 03A7A3809C4; Sun, 6 May 2018 11:57:09 +0200 (CEST) Resent-To: 30408@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Bastien Resent-Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 11:57:09 +0200 Resent-Message-ID: <874ljl5cp6.fsf@bzg.fr> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:146036 Archived-At: As suggested in `read-integer-overflow-as-float' docstring: Non-nil means =E2=80=98read=E2=80=99 quietly treats an out-of-range integ= er as floating point. Nil (the default) means signal an overflow unless the integer ends in =E2=80=98.=E2=80=99. This variable is experimental; = email 30408@debbugs.gnu.org if you need it. (Note that the last sentence is a bit ambiguous: does "if you need it" refer to sending an email or to the variable?) Apparently I need (setq read-integer-overflow-as-float t) since I've been hit by bugs here. But what are the consequences of setting this to `t', aside from silencing a few errors? What is the usefulness of not setting it to `t'? What is the experiment about? Can I get rid of this setting when the experiment is over? Since `read-integer-overflow-as-float' is the entry point for those who are not aware of the experiment, some guidance in the docstring might be useful. Thanks, --=20 Bastien