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: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:03:03 -0400 Message-ID: References: <9499566E643B466092A98013C6826011@us.oracle.com> <3457CB74869B424BB0DB5A41C034AED7@us.oracle.com> <7908A4E9737248F79A9D74B584DAEAC9@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1288368806 21597 80.91.229.12 (29 Oct 2010 16:13:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:13:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org To: Andreas Schwab Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 29 18:13:23 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 1PBrZv-000098-My for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:13:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49431 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBrZu-0003QB-KY for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:13:18 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39329 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBrZl-0003Mw-Ng for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:13:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBrZk-0004rp-Lb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:13:09 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58831) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBrZk-0004rk-K0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:13:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PBrM6-0004YU-Ax; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:59:02 -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: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:59:02 +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=B7291.128836793317501 (code B ref 7291); Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:59:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7291) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Oct 2010 15:58:53 +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 1PBrLx-0004YE-Ba for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:58:53 -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 1PBrLv-0004Y9-Op for 7291@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:58:51 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgwKABSNykzO+Krc/2dsb2JhbACgVn1yvyiFSASSKg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.58,260,1286164800"; d="scan'208";a="81043863" Original-Received: from 206-248-170-220.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO ceviche.home) ([206.248.170.220]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 29 Oct 2010 12:03:03 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 64191660F5; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:03:03 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Andreas Schwab's message of "Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:36:16 +0200") 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: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:59:02 -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:41229 Archived-At: >> Honestly, I can't think of any way someone who has the least bit of >> familiarity with Elisp can wonder "whether `non-essential'=nil or >> `non-essential'=t means performing a non-essential task (whatever that >> in turn might mean)". > The variable is badly named. It should be using a positive form, like > allow-whatever. `allow-whatever' does strike me as being any better. Any other suggestion? Stefan