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From: "João Távora" <joaotavora@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Attaching context info to an error
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:39:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CALDnm534X0ASfkshxnZmX42D0C_L2A2g_FvFpbqeU5xz6JRHcg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALDnm51h8P6grV7gPOu2kTXVMt1tfm5AinqHF9_xtmvcm5smBw@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 5:29 PM João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 4:54 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> >
> > >> > What object exactly goes into the handler bind handlers?
> > >> The same (even `eq`) as the one passed to the `condition-case` handler.
> > > Would it matter if it weren't?
> >
> > I think we want to preserve the identity of an error as it
> > passes through its various handlers, yes.
> > That makes it possible to use `eq` hash tables and to mutate them.
>
> First, I think that's a bad idea for the reasons I explained
> at length.  You should "remember" errors via restarts.

More precisely, even restarts are not necessary.  One should
remember errors by not forgetting about them!  I.e. use
handler-bind.

João



  reply	other threads:[~2023-12-29 17:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-12-21 22:30 Attaching context info to an error Stefan Monnier
2023-12-22  6:50 ` Gerd Möllmann
2023-12-22  8:37   ` Gerd Möllmann
2023-12-22 15:58   ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-28  6:57     ` Gerd Möllmann
2023-12-22 20:56 ` Jens Schmidt
2023-12-22 22:37   ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-23  3:02 ` João Távora
2023-12-23  3:28   ` João Távora
2023-12-26 20:12     ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-26 20:47   ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-26 22:43     ` João Távora
2023-12-27  6:50       ` Gerd Möllmann
2023-12-27 10:29         ` João Távora
2023-12-27 10:35           ` Gerd Möllmann
2023-12-27 17:50       ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-27 18:08         ` João Távora
2023-12-27 18:28           ` João Távora
2023-12-27 19:08           ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-27 19:27             ` João Távora
2023-12-27 20:27               ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-27 23:08                 ` João Távora
2023-12-28  7:05                   ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-28 14:12                     ` João Távora
2023-12-28 16:03                       ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-28 17:15                         ` João Távora
2023-12-28 19:22                           ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-28 23:53                             ` João Távora
2023-12-29  2:54                               ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-29  3:43                                 ` João Távora
2023-12-29 16:54                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-29 17:29                                     ` João Távora
2023-12-29 17:39                                       ` João Távora [this message]
2023-12-30  4:29                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-30 16:45                                         ` João Távora
2023-12-29 17:19                                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2023-12-29 17:24                                     ` João Távora
2023-12-29 17:43                                       ` Alan Mackenzie
2023-12-29 17:54                                         ` João Távora
2023-12-29 18:08                                           ` Alan Mackenzie
2023-12-29 18:45                                             ` João Távora
2023-12-29 18:35                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2023-12-29 18:48                                           ` João Távora

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