From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Changes to hi-lock before release. Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:20:14 +0300 Message-ID: References: <7wejmekgrd.fsf@ece.lsu.edu> <87slaux2sk.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177147246 14910 80.91.229.12 (21 Apr 2007 09:20:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:20:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 21 11:20:39 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HfBlg-0001hk-NJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:20:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfBqp-0004Ls-65 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:25:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfBqY-0004Km-R8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:25:35 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfBqW-0004JM-Vc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:25:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfBqW-0004J5-D4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:25:32 -0400 Original-Received: from heller.inter.net.il ([213.8.233.23]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HfBlL-0004e5-Ev for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:20:11 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([81.5.38.207]) by heller.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3a-GA) with ESMTP id CKC03026 (AUTH halo1); Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:20:07 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <87slaux2sk.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (message from Chong Yidong on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:29:31 -0400) X-detected-kernel: FreeBSD 4.7-5.2 (or MacOS X 10.2-10.4) (2) 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:69724 Archived-At: > From: Chong Yidong > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:29:31 -0400 > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > > David Koppelman writes: > > > I believe the following changes should be made to hi-lock before > > release. The problem is that hi-lock can automatically add font-lock > > keywords when a buffer is loaded, allowing for some mischief. The > > patch sets the loading of patterns from files off by default, but > > by setting a variable the user can be prompted or can provide > > a function to determine safety. The user can still add the patterns > > by using a key sequence. > > I double-checked the patch, and it looks right. So I checked it in. If we continue to check-in nonessential patches, how can we in good faith try to convince Richard not to do the same?