bug#30077: 27.0.50; print-quoted should default to t

bug#30077: 27.0.50; print-quoted should default to t

[Stefan Monnier]

Package: Emacs
Version: 27.0.50


I was reviewing some of my local patches and noticed that I tend to
let-bind print-quoted to t everywhere, and it occurred to me that
instead we should simply change the default.  I can't remember
a circumstance where I needed print-quoted to be nil (tho I wouldn't be
surprised if this patch ends up finding such a circumstance).

I suggest the patch below (for master, obviously).


        Stefan


diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index 2c5cf108aa..b9d556c17c 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ This affects only `prin1'.  */);
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("print-quoted", print_quoted,
 	       doc: /* Non-nil means print quoted forms with reader syntax.
 I.e., (quote foo) prints as \\='foo, (function foo) as #\\='foo.  */);
-  print_quoted = 0;
+  print_quoted = true;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("print-gensym", Vprint_gensym,
 	       doc: /* Non-nil means print uninterned symbols so they will read as uninterned.

bug#30077: 27.0.50; print-quoted should default to t

[Robert Pluim]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

> Package: Emacs
> Version: 27.0.50
>
>
> I was reviewing some of my local patches and noticed that I tend to
> let-bind print-quoted to t everywhere, and it occurred to me that
> instead we should simply change the default.  I can't remember
> a circumstance where I needed print-quoted to be nil (tho I wouldn't be
> surprised if this patch ends up finding such a circumstance).
>
> I suggest the patch below (for master, obviously).

Aagh, my customize settings changed!

But that doesn't break anything as far as I can see.

+1 from me

Robert

bug#30077: 27.0.50; print-quoted should default to t

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:31:09 -0500
> 
> I suggest the patch below (for master, obviously).
> 
> 
>         Stefan
> 
> 
> diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
> index 2c5cf108aa..b9d556c17c 100644
> --- a/src/print.c
> +++ b/src/print.c
> @@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ This affects only `prin1'.  */);
>    DEFVAR_BOOL ("print-quoted", print_quoted,
>  	       doc: /* Non-nil means print quoted forms with reader syntax.
>  I.e., (quote foo) prints as \\='foo, (function foo) as #\\='foo.  */);
> -  print_quoted = 0;
> +  print_quoted = true;
>  
>    DEFVAR_LISP ("print-gensym", Vprint_gensym,
>  	       doc: /* Non-nil means print uninterned symbols so they will read as uninterned.

I have no opinion about the change, but if this is installed, please
mention the change in NEWS.

Thanks.

bug#30077: 27.0.50; print-quoted should default to t

[Stefan Monnier]

> I have no opinion about the change, but if this is installed, please
> mention the change in NEWS.

Done,


        Stefan