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Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs

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From: "Jason Spiro" <jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:52:46 -0400

Thanks for maintaining Eshell.  One thing:  When Eshell is running,
and someone quits Emacs, then Eshell asks them, "Save input history
for Eshell buffer `*eshell*'? (y or n)"  Please change Eshell so that
it does not ask them.  The prompt is somewhat annoying.  Just like
Bash saves the history without asking, so too Eshell should save the
history without asking.

--Jason

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 of 2008-07-24 on raven, modified by Debian

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Message #10 received at 1269 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
Cc: 1269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:11:33 -0400

Hi John,

Another feature request.  WDYT?

> Thanks for maintaining Eshell.  One thing: When Eshell is running, and
> someone quits Emacs, then Eshell asks them, "Save input history for
> Eshell buffer `*eshell*'? (y or n)" Please change Eshell so that it
> does not ask them.  The prompt is somewhat annoying.  Just like Bash
> saves the history without asking, so too Eshell should save the
> history without asking.

Message #15 received at 1269 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 1269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 21:35:52 -0400

On Oct 30, 2008, at 3:11 PM, Chong Yidong wrote:

> Another feature request.  WDYT?
>
>> Thanks for maintaining Eshell.  One thing: When Eshell is running,  
>> and
>> someone quits Emacs, then Eshell asks them, "Save input history for
>> Eshell buffer `*eshell*'? (y or n)" Please change Eshell so that it
>> does not ask them.  The prompt is somewhat annoying.  Just like Bash
>> saves the history without asking, so too Eshell should save the
>> history without asking.

That sounds entirely reasonable to me.  I'll add it to my list.

John

Message #18 received at 1269 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
Cc: 1269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: Re: bug#1269: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:51:59 -0400

John Wiegley wrote:

> That sounds entirely reasonable to me.  I'll add it to my list.

Doesn't this request just amount to asking for the default value of
eshell-save-history-on-exit to be changed from 'ask to t?

Message #23 received at 1269 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 1269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: Re: bug#1269: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 03:41:26 -0400

On Nov 1, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Glenn Morris wrote:

>> That sounds entirely reasonable to me.  I'll add it to my list.
>
> Doesn't this request just amount to asking for the default value of
> eshell-save-history-on-exit to be changed from 'ask to t?

I'm pretty sure it does.  Feel free to make the change if you'd like.   
For me, opening up the file and making the change is not something I  
do while reading e-mail, which is why my first action each day is to  
turn every request e-mail into a list of "things to be done". :)

John

Message #28 received at 1269-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 1269-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1269: Please do not bother Eshell users with the question "Save input history?" when they quit Emacs
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:03:51 -0500

John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com> writes:

> On Nov 1, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Glenn Morris wrote:
>
>>> That sounds entirely reasonable to me.  I'll add it to my list.
>>
>> Doesn't this request just amount to asking for the default value of
>> eshell-save-history-on-exit to be changed from 'ask to t?
>
> I'm pretty sure it does.  Feel free to make the change if you'd like.

I went ahead and did that.

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