From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: debug-on-entry question Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:38:11 -0700 Message-ID: References: <87vf46msmn.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1119539188 23068 80.91.229.2 (23 Jun 2005 15:06:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:06:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 23 17:06:25 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DlTHK-0006dK-8c for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:06:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DlTOA-0003ni-Oi for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:13:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DlTNx-0003nC-FU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:12:57 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DlTNu-0003mt-JI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:12:56 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DlTIa-0001lI-Eg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:07:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [141.146.126.230] (helo=agminet03.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1DlStf-0007xH-K5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:41:39 -0400 Original-Received: from agminet03.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agminet03.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j5NEcDSp017312 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:38:13 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.49]) by agminet03.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j5NEcCK0017299 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:38:12 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.4/Switch-3.1.0) with ESMTP id j5NEcC31028225 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:38:12 -0600 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dradams-lap.us.oracle.com [130.35.177.126]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.4/Switch-3.1.0) with SMTP id j5NEcBuf028218 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:38:12 -0600 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <87vf46msmn.fsf@jurta.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:39364 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:39364 The problem is in changing [the behavior of] existing code letters. Emacs allows customization of almost everything down to redefining built-in core functions, but disallows customization of default methods for reading input arguments. This is an artificial restriction contradicting the principles of Emacs customization. I agree.