Re: Any way to control which articles Gnus summary shows by default?

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> Yes, the whole problem arose from the fact that the write/restore
>> process isn't recursive. In Emacs 26, the process needed to "look
>> deeper" inside the objects, and I thought that in doing that I'd been
>> careful to balance the write and restore process. Apparently I've still
>> failed to get it right -- though now I'm only seeing quote accumulation
>> in the secondary tables, not the main :data table.
>
> Same here: not in :data, but in :tracker.  But the :tracker data
> contains sub-hashtables, while :data doesn't.

Okay, the immediate problem is that `eieio-override-prin1' is recursive
inside hash tables (it adds quotes to hash table values to an arbitrary
depth), but the mirror-image recovery process inside
`eieio-persistent-validate/fix-slot-value' is not recursive, and only
examines one layer.

>> The whole process is ad hoc and largely unnecessary. In #29541 I've
>> started working on a more general solution that would be actually
>> recursive, and also not work so hard. I've had second thoughts about the
>> patch I posted there, but I think the general direction is correct.
>
> What would happen if we just don't add quotes when writing lists?

The solution will either be not adding quotes at all, or making the
read/restore/recovery process equally recursive. Stand by...