bug#17446: 24.4.50; What is the situation around `called-interactively-p'?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> but as mentionned in `called-interactively-p' this is not working with
> code compiled (I use lexical-binding),

I don't know which "mention" you're thinking of here.
`called-interactively-p' is supposed to work (more or less as
well/poorly) in compiled code.

> thus `dont-compile' have been made obsolete.

It's not related.

> So what to do actually to fix such issues ?

Use an additional argument (you can call it `interactive'), provided by
the `interactive' spec?

> Do you plan to make something better around the terrible
> `called-interactively-p' ?

We have that already: the extra arg, as suggested in C-h
f called-interactively-p.

> It seems the only reason `dont-compile' have been made obsolete is
> to force people fixing their code to make it working compiled;

It's obsolete for the following reasons:
- I don't know of any use for it.
- I haven't seen a use of it yet.
- It seems to only make sense for ugly hacks.

> That's ok, but what to do when nothing else is possible ?

AFAIK something else is always possible and preferable.  But I don't
know enough about your problem to know that it's indeed also the case in
your situation.


        Stefan