From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: daniel@codesections.com
Cc: 43772@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43772: 27.1; (describe-variable) breaks eshell
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:09:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87o8lhp00l.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d8c8cb0704eae70a6cfadeef736ab546@codesections.com> (daniel@codesections.com's message of "Sat, 03 Oct 2020 02:11:43 +0000")
daniel@codesections.com writes:
> When using eshell-mode, calling `(describe-variable)` on a variable that
> starts with "eshell" causes eshell-watch-for-password-prompt to no
> longer function correctly. In the attached dribble file, I first show
> the correct behavior by opening eshell and entering `sudo ls`; eshell
> correctly prompts me for a password three times. I then run
> `(describe-variable 'eshell-after-prompt-hook)` and then enter `sudo
> ls`. This time, eshell displays the incorrect behavior: it prints the
> string "password" but does not accept input as a password or print any
> output from the command.
There was no dribble file attached, but I was able to reproduce the bug
in Emacs 28, too.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-05 8:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-03 2:11 bug#43772: 27.1; (describe-variable) breaks eshell daniel
2020-10-05 8:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2020-10-07 5:43 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-11-15 14:13 ` bug#43772: Fix for bug#43772 Ruthra Kumar
2020-11-16 22:06 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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