From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:52:31 -0400 Message-ID: References: <9499566E643B466092A98013C6826011@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1288228405 19998 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2010 01:13:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:13:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 28 03:13:23 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 1PBH3L-0005rl-NY for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:13:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33422 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBH3K-0004UF-Td for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:13:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39566 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBH3E-0004Td-0G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:13:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBH39-0000fP-99 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:13:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:51853) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBH39-0000fK-54 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:13:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBGfu-0001cQ-B9; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:49:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier 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 00:49:02 +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=B7291.12882269086215 (code B ref 7291); Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:49:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7291) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Oct 2010 00:48:28 +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 1PBGfL-0001cC-KP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:48:27 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.183] helo=ironport2-out.pppoe.ca) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBGfI-0001c6-UR for 7291@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:48:25 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgQJAEtmyExFxL/T/2dsb2JhbACgSHxywCyFSASSKg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.58,248,1286164800"; d="scan'208";a="80869548" Original-Received: from 69-196-191-211.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.191.211]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 27 Oct 2010 20:52:32 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id E5500A8558; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:52:31 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <9499566E643B466092A98013C6826011@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:30:30 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:49:02 -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:41175 Archived-At: > 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