From unknown Sat Sep 20 12:00:02 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#1153 <1153@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#1153 <1153@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: default for comment-style not very good Reply-To: bug#1153 <1153@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:02 +0000 retitle 1153 default for comment-style not very good reassign 1153 emacs submitter 1153 Dan Nicolaescu severity 1153 normal thanks From dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu Sun Oct 12 19:24:22 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.1 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,X_DEBBUGS_NO_ACK autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 13 Oct 2008 02:24:22 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m9D2OI46027405 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KpD6X-0005vl-30 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:24:17 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KpD6U-0005pG-0z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:24:16 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39045 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KpD6T-0005or-PL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:24:13 -0400 Received: from sallyv2.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.120]:38392) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KpD6T-0007NN-Du for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:24:14 -0400 Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv2.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m9D2O2Mq000632 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dann@localhost) by mothra.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id m9D2O2d4000619; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200810130224.m9D2O2d4000619@mothra.ics.uci.edu> From: Dan Nicolaescu To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: default for comment-style not very good X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes Lines: 9 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: m9D2O2Mq000632 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple. This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment. For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of commenting. Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of commenting. Hence this version should not be the default, a more appropriate default would be 'indent. From monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Mon Oct 13 08:17:50 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.6 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 13 Oct 2008 15:17:51 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m9DFHl9N026160 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:17:49 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KpPB5-0000tO-9S for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:47 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KpPB3-0000rJ-Ex for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:46 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51596 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KpPB2-0000rA-NC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:44 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:14892 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KpPB2-0002ab-7s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:44 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ah4FAA0D80jO+IL0/2dsb2JhbACBcrpwgWyBCIIe X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,403,1220241600"; d="scan'208";a="28344481" Received: from 206-248-130-244.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO ceviche.home) ([206.248.130.244]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 13 Oct 2008 11:17:42 -0400 Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 16C3E701B6; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Dan Nicolaescu Cc: 1153@debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good Message-ID: References: <200810130224.m9D2O2d4000619@mothra.ics.uci.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:42 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200810130224.m9D2O2d4000619@mothra.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:02 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. > `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple. > This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character > comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment. > For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of > commenting. Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of > commenting. Hence this version should not be the default, a more > appropriate default would be 'indent. Agreed. Stefan From dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu Mon Oct 13 10:02:07 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, X_DEBBUGS_NO_ACK autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at 1153) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 13 Oct 2008 17:02:07 +0000 Received: from barrelv2.ics.uci.edu (barrelv2.ics.uci.edu [128.195.1.114]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m9DH241o019297 for <1153@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:02:05 -0700 Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by barrelv2.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m9DH1rPT020686; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dann@localhost) by mothra.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id m9DH1qt4002006; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:01:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:01:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200810131701.m9DH1qt4002006@mothra.ics.uci.edu> From: Dan Nicolaescu To: Stefan Monnier Cc: 1153@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good References: <200810130224.m9D2O2d4000619@mothra.ics.uci.edu> X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:42 -0400") Lines: 14 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: m9DH1rPT020686 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu Stefan Monnier writes: > > `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple. > > > This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character > > comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment. > > For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of > > commenting. Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of > > commenting. Hence this version should not be the default, a more > > appropriate default would be 'indent. > > Agreed. OK to make that change then? From dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu Thu Dec 18 01:24:15 2008 Received: (at 1153-done) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 18 Dec 2008 09:24:15 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=4.0 tests=HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from sallyv2.ics.uci.edu (sallyv2.ics.uci.edu [128.195.1.120]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id mBI9OC8Z000527 for <1153-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:13 -0800 Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv2.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id mBI9O1sr019939; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:01 -0800 (PST) Received: (from dann@localhost) by mothra.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id mBI9O1jS012322; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200812180924.mBI9O1jS012322@mothra.ics.uci.edu> From: Dan Nicolaescu To: Stefan Monnier Cc: 1153-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good References: <200810130224.m9D2O2d4000619@mothra.ics.uci.edu> <200810131701.m9DH1qt4002006@mothra.ics.uci.edu> <200812131806.mBDI6V9n009315@mothra.ics.uci.edu> In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:59:22 -0500") Lines: 19 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: mBI9O1sr019939 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu Stefan Monnier writes: > >> > > `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple. > >> > > This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character > >> > > comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment. > >> > > For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of > >> > > commenting. Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of > >> > > commenting. Hence this version should not be the default, a more > >> > > appropriate default would be 'indent. > >> > Agreed. > >> OK to make that change then? > > Ping... > > Fine by me. > > > Stefan Thanks. From unknown Sat Sep 20 12:00:02 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: $requester Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # A New Hope # A log time ago, in a galaxy far, far away # something happened. # # Magically this resulted in the following # action being taken, but this fake control # message doesn't tell you why it happened # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator