GNU bug report logs - #12068
24.1; customizing debug-on-error to nil disables --debug-init

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:18:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 12068 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 12068 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12068: 24.1;
	customizing debug-on-error to nil disables --debug-init
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:28:47 -0400

Maybe you mean, put the error after the customization section.

The custom block does get put at the end of .emacs when first created.

An equivalent scenario would be:

cat ~/.emacs

(setq debug-on-error nil)
(error "foo")


There's no good solution to that other than "don't do that then". Except
maybe have a really-debug-on-error variable that overrides
debug-on-error and is only settable by --debug-init. But it seems like
pointless complexity to me. I assume debug-on-error is customizable for
people who want to set it non-nil. I can't imagine many will customize
it to nil.
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