From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 1a6f595: * src/minibuf.c (read_minibuf): Add a FIXME comment.
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:39:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvr2n4xe29.fsf-monnier+emacsdiffs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180424225023.4A3C620836@vcs0.savannah.gnu.org> (Paul Eggert's message of "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:50:22 -0400 (EDT)")
> + /* Why does this code set print-escape-newlines? No call to Fprin1
> + or to Fprint is anywhere in sight. FIXME: Either remove the next
> + two lines of code along with this comment, or replace this
> + comment with an explanation for why the two lines are needed. */
> Fmake_local_variable (Qprint_escape_newlines);
> print_escape_newlines = 1;
My guess is that it's because the miniwindow is mostly single-line, so
"prints" usually work better with \n than with LF. I expect that while
there might not be any prin1/print in sight nowadays that probably
hasn't always been the case.
Stefan
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[not found] ` <20180424225023.4A3C620836@vcs0.savannah.gnu.org>
2018-04-25 1:39 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2018-04-25 4:09 ` [Emacs-diffs] master 1a6f595: * src/minibuf.c (read_minibuf): Add a FIXME comment Paul Eggert
2018-04-25 11:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-04-25 19:30 ` Paul Eggert
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