From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#37408: 27.0.50; list-processes can hang Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:20:50 +0200 Message-ID: <87r24gtm19.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87zhj54vby.fsf@gnus.org> <87d0g1ycdv.fsf@gnus.org> <83impty5ha.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="2999"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 37408@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 16 15:21:20 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwR-0000f5-UQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:21:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34050 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwQ-0004Nk-Nr for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:21:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40658) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwF-0004Mt-Ac for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:21:09 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwD-0007kM-4l for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:21:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:40596) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwA-0007i9-HH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:21:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qwA-0003Az-9m for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:21:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:21:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 37408 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 37408-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B37408.156864005812178 (code B ref 37408); Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:21:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 37408) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Sep 2019 13:20:58 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49417 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qw4-0003AK-Eu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:20:58 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:58534) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qw2-0003AA-Dh for 37408@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:20:54 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=marnie) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1i9qvy-0000up-MR; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:20:53 +0200 In-Reply-To: <83impty5ha.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sun, 15 Sep 2019 17:54:57 +0300") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:166552 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > Wait with a timeout? check for C-g while waiting? I don't know what a reasonable timeout would be that would cover all cases where this function may be used, so passing in a timeout might be the solution. `list-processes', for instance, don't need the information for anything other than (minor) display purposes, so it could pass in zero as a "don't wait" would make sense there. Checking for `C-g' (and then returning nil if given) would also be a possibility, but would be less useful for non-interactive use... -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no