From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: FIXME: When the reader is called in the minibuffer.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:50:32 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvsgrrmbis.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87v9wn8xxq.fsf_-_@spensertruex.com
> I was fiddling with the reader when I found this:
>
> /* FIXME: ?! When is this used !? */
> return call1 (intern ("read-minibuffer"),
> build_string ("Lisp expression: "));
>
> This code is called when the reader is called from the minibuffer
> *without a stream*, like this:
Yes, that's the part I could figure out, indeed.
But that still leaves open the question of whether this is ever used.
IOW, what would break if we were to remove this case?
> M-:
> Eval: (read) RET
> Lisp expression: ;; Insert elisp code here
When was the last time you did that?
And why did you do it this way rather than via (read-minibuffer "Foo: ")?
Stefan
prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-06-30 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-11-12 18:24 Licensing for source code contained in Emacs manuals Daniel Pittman
2018-11-12 20:01 ` Paul Eggert
2018-11-12 21:35 ` Daniel Pittman
2018-11-13 18:31 ` Glenn Morris
2018-11-14 23:13 ` Richard Stallman
2018-11-19 14:18 ` Daniel Pittman
2018-11-20 0:49 ` Richard Stallman
2018-12-24 2:26 ` Richard Stallman
2019-01-07 21:06 ` Daniel Pittman
2019-01-08 1:06 ` Paul Eggert
2019-01-08 18:57 ` Richard Stallman
2019-06-30 5:05 ` FIXME: When the reader is called in the minibuffer Spenser Truex
2019-06-30 13:50 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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