From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: phillip.lord@russet.org.uk (Phillip Lord)
Cc: dancol@dancol.org, monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [Documentation fix still remaining]
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:51:39 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8337lmntkk.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8760qie4f4.fsf@russet.org.uk> (phillip.lord@russet.org.uk)
> From: phillip.lord@russet.org.uk (Phillip Lord)
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:07:27 +0100
> Cc: Daniel Colascione <dancol@dancol.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> So having them balanced and consistent would be nice. I agree that in
> fixing this, bad things might happens. But surely that is a risk of
> fiddling with any core part of Emacs. One response would be to not to
> it. Another response would be to incrementally increase the number of
> test cases Emacs has to enable this (and other) changes in the core to
> be made with more confidence.
My response is that we should not do it until we have decent test
coverage of the insdel functionality. I simply don't believe in our
ability to avoid breakage in this core functionality unless we have
good test coverage. Been there, done that, have bruises to prove it.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-08-30 15:51 UTC|newest]
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2016-07-31 12:16 Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 13:58 ` Noam Postavsky
2016-07-31 15:21 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 15:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 17:28 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 18:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 18:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 19:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 19:20 ` Noam Postavsky
2016-07-31 21:26 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 13:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 13:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 16:53 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 17:15 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 19:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 20:52 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 14:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 16:09 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 16:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 17:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-07 14:49 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-07 15:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-07 21:48 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 0:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-02 14:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 19:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 14:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 18:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 19:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 21:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 13:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 14:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 14:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 15:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 19:33 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 15:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 15:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19 14:51 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 1:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:34 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:00 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 12:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 6:49 ` Phillip Lord
2016-09-01 13:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 6:40 ` Phillip Lord
2016-09-01 13:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-02 11:34 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 16:38 ` Richard Stallman
2016-08-02 10:15 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 10:37 ` Richard Copley
2016-08-02 16:11 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 14:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 16:55 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 17:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 18:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 19:38 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-03 2:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 14:36 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 15:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 16:54 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 17:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 18:42 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 19:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 19:54 ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [PATCH] Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 15:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 16:38 ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [Documentation fix still remaining] Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 16:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 18:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 18:35 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 17:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-09 18:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 19:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 14:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 14:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 15:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 15:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 16:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 16:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-18 14:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-18 16:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-19 8:45 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-19 9:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19 9:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-19 9:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19 9:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 16:18 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 16:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 17:49 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 18:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 18:57 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 19:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 19:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-11 11:29 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-11 16:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 11:23 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-28 15:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 22:16 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-28 22:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 23:11 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 0:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29 3:18 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 13:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29 14:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29 16:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:14 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 15:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:07 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:51 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-08-30 16:22 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 16:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 14:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:30 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 16:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 16:26 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 17:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 17:48 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 18:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 18:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 2:27 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 2:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 0:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 2:26 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 2:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 2:54 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 14:20 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 12:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:12 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-31 11:20 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 14:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:12 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 17:27 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 17:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:46 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:04 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:58 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 19:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 21:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 2:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 13:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:06 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:17 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:30 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:32 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:47 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:55 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 19:14 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 20:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 20:53 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 21:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 17:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:42 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 17:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 19:00 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 21:25 ` Davis Herring
2016-09-02 7:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-28 22:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 13:30 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 13:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:04 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 16:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 16:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:17 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 11:12 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:23 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 16:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 19:00 ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 19:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-07 21:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 15:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 19:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-08 20:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
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