GNU bug report logs - #12098
Optionally support synchronous operation for `M-x man'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #72 received at 12098 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>, 12098 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12098: How to trap errors in man?
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:24:33 +0000

Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org> writes:

> Good point. It would be better to run synchronously (only).

Why?  What is the benefit of running synchronously?

It seems to me that we want more things to run asynchronously, and not
the other way around.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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