From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Noam Postavsky Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 19e09cf: Ensure redisplay after evaluation Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:31:29 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20151106192313.30794.29154@vcs.savannah.gnu.org> <83oaf4o4gs.fsf@gnu.org> <83h9kvm18o.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1447374710 19748 80.91.229.3 (13 Nov 2015 00:31:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:31:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: John Wiegley , Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 13 01:31:46 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2HJ-0003ey-UA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:31:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50428 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2HJ-0004P7-6e for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:31:45 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55403) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2H6-0004Nz-Ql for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:31:33 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2H5-00085v-VO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:31:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ig0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22d]:37599) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2H4-00085c-B2; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:31:30 -0500 Original-Received: by igbhv6 with SMTP id hv6so5171953igb.0; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:31:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=zVkkYe5B1k/5TTNP30mlme8Mkurv83LiUOhqL7k0QxE=; b=xkfD1W9M4rF8sO4mOJW1p0izldGLuTpvzetEC5cvMMWWojUSrIZ7dIABySB3ipnvc0 6R3koP25amxEnfOfyzVSyJtoAFewxft7aSAvxySmmrdVZUE65he3KXDk/a9hzRgBkvtV wwMWDPrFxcHDVVpje9X1zBta5zo+Fr/7d7jH6cMQb7R288WXlp9VGpL31fbH4vzW+zlM k5v/86QZ7MxHW011kj70rnr6RCuWqe8iTBm1OZD9qi+FrvG13Yc6aaoex2+tz5hSqazC SUttKolupEhDgZkpRHW5sLvdWRodSfsfePG5d/eVDm4DMnSdIqMxaIE+SdV+mLjPqsiw KHag== X-Received: by 10.50.32.69 with SMTP id g5mr369404igi.35.1447374689648; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:31:29 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.79.119.2 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:31:29 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <83h9kvm18o.fsf@gnu.org> X-Google-Sender-Auth: CbivIPpwY0ahGo3RK6Qu6gWibsc X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22d X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:194306 Archived-At: On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> From: John Wiegley >> Cc: Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org >> Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:06:47 -0800 >> >> Allowing dynamic behavior to trigger on modifying a variable could be very >> valuable during debugging. GDB allows this in the form of watchpoints. >> >> As long as we never allow the use of this facility to creep into Emacs itself, >> I can see value in giving users another way to debug and/or customize their >> environment, as long as they are fully informed of the potential costs. > > I agree, but the problem is that now someone needs to re-implement > that changeset from scratch, without looking too much at the patch > posted back then. I cannot be that someone, unfortunately. > This functionality sounds very useful; I have definitely wanted something like this while debugging in the past. Where should I look to get an idea of how to implement it?