From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>, 18005@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18005: 24.4.50; In Emacs manual, tell users how to enter debugger for `user-error' errors
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:41:13 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <d383746c-d757-4e6b-9c24-5e6b97b7ebf0@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0ztx6mm464.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
> The whole point of introducing user-error was so that uninteresting
> errors will not trigger the debugger. I see no need to mention in the
> *Emacs* manual how to get round this.
"The whole point" should be to _let_ users not be bothered entering
the debugger for uninteresting errors. That's reasonable behavior.
*Enabling* that behavior is positive. Forcing it would be
counterproductive, as is not making clear what it is that controls it.
Not to mention the fact that what constitutes an "uninteresting
error" is not something fixed once and for all for everyone. It
can change, depending on the context. A user might well want to
take a look under the covers using the debugger in some context.
(The user who just now asked how to do it, for instance.)
> (I am not going to get into a big debate about this.)
No one asked you to.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-07-13 2:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-12 17:59 bug#18005: 24.4.50; In Emacs manual, tell users how to enter debugger for `user-error' errors Drew Adams
2014-07-13 1:35 ` Glenn Morris
2014-07-13 2:41 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2014-07-13 21:54 ` Richard Stallman
2016-04-29 21:51 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-29 22:53 ` Drew Adams
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