From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:43:26 +0200 Message-ID: <8739rqgnu9.fsf@gmx.de> References: <9499566E643B466092A98013C6826011@us.oracle.com> <3457CB74869B424BB0DB5A41C034AED7@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1288293542 13880 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2010 19:19:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:19:02 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 28 21:19:00 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXzZ-0000ze-5x for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:18:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38527 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBXz8-0002aX-KL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:18:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=32863 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBXuq-00022m-FM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:17:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXuM-0002E7-R2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:13:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42606) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXuM-0002E3-PP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:13:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXOM-0002w9-4j; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:40:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Michael Albinus Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:40:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7291 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7291-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7291.128829117311278 (code B ref 7291); Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:40:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7291) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Oct 2010 18:39:33 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXNs-0002vr-0w for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:39:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23] helo=mail.gmx.net) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBXNp-0002vm-6g for 7291@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:39:30 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 28 Oct 2010 18:43:37 -0000 Original-Received: from p4FC18D9F.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [79.193.141.159] by mail.gmx.net (mp067) with SMTP; 28 Oct 2010 20:43:37 +0200 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19SNRQZzFZSfd9pFKQR50r2da2Wt7fhFP1Wd/kYQp /zrYWB8OvrpnF4 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:14:06 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:40:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:41202 Archived-At: Hi Drew, Stefan Monnier writes: > No I don't. Apparently you don't understand it, but since you can't > even figure out which of "non-essential=nil" or "non-essential=t" means > that the executed code is non-essential, I think you're disqualified > to judge. Of course, I'm disqualified as well since I wrote it, so > we're left with a lack of judgment. I'm also disqualified because I was involved in introducing this variable. But you could read the background story at . HTH, Michael.