From: akrl <akrl@sdf.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: prevent hook vanishing
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 14:42:44 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xjf36ypc9ej.fsf@sdf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.32.1526651897.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
John Mastro <john.b.mastro@gmail.com> writes:
> Why not use `condition-case' in your hook function to catch the error
> and respond appropriately? (There are also `with-demoted-errors' and
> `ignore-errors', if there's nothing that needs to be except to suppress
> the error)
>
> John
Doesn't quite work. I wrap the hooked code around using ignore-errors,
then for instance if I get the following error (from *Messages*):
"Symbol's value as variable is void"
the hook is wiped out.
Bests
akrl
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-05-18 14:42 UTC|newest]
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2018-05-18 8:23 prevent hook vanishing akrl
2018-05-18 13:58 ` John Mastro
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2018-05-18 14:42 ` akrl [this message]
2018-05-18 15:59 ` John Mastro
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2018-05-18 21:38 ` akrl
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