>> Basically, I think since our test suite runs just fine in batch, we
>> should be able to run it with inhibit-interaction=t as well (which
>> would fix annoying problems when some test fails and ends up waiting
>> for user input).
>
> Yes, I agree.  I'm interested in making this possible and willing to put
> in the work to do it for the Emacs test suite.  (since it will help make
> my own tests reliable)

IIUC, Eli is opposed to changing the behavior of `inhibit-interaction`,
so I think this will require a new variable, whose purpose is similar
but will allow more "quasi interactions" (most importantly calling
`read-event` with a timeout).

If you're interested, here's my WiP patch (which modifies the way
`inhibit-interaction` behaves).

The most delicate point might be the change to `sit-for` in batch mode:
I don't have a clear idea why we use `sleep-for` there and what is the
impact of using `read-event` instead.


        Stefan