From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:52:31 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv62wnkup9.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9499566E643B466092A98013C6826011@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:30:30 -0700")
> So does nil mean the code is performing an essential task? Or does
> non-nil mean that?
Let's see, you're asking whether "non-essential = nil" means "performing
an essential task" or "performing a non-essential task"? Hmm... now
that's a difficult question which I wouldn't expect any Lisp coder to
be able to answer.
> I cannot understand this. What does it really mean?
If you can't understand it, then just ignore it.
> If this variable is this important and global (no `tramp-' prefix) then
> it should be documented in the Elisp manual.
Emacs lived happily for more than 20 years without it, so I really have
no clue whatsoever what makes you think "it's this important".
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-28 0:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-27 22:30 bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible Drew Adams
2010-10-28 0:52 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2010-10-28 16:22 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-28 17:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-28 18:43 ` Michael Albinus
2010-10-28 18:51 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-28 20:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-28 21:58 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 16:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29 16:47 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 17:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29 8:36 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-10-29 16:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-10-29 16:21 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-10-29 18:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-10-29 23:00 ` Andy Moreton
2010-10-30 6:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-10-30 16:16 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-30 17:53 ` Michael Albinus
2010-10-30 20:05 ` Drew Adams
2010-10-29 18:56 ` Alan Mackenzie
2010-10-28 17:33 ` James Cloos
2010-10-28 18:53 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-14 14:35 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-10-31 2:34 ` MON KEY
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