GNU bug report logs - #13061
24.3.50; regressions: 1) Redefining a function should cancel `debug-on-entry', 2) doc

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 19:50:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 17902

Found in versions 24.3.50, 24.4.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 13061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Michael Heerdegen'" <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 13061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#13061: 24.3.50; regressions: 1) Redefining a function should
	cancel`debug-on-entry',2) doc
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:05:22 -0800

> > It is so simple to hit C-M-x when debugging and modifiying 
> > a function that has `debug-on-entry'.  Doing that should
> > (obviously) cancel opening the debugger on entry.  This has
> > always been the behavior in Emacs, and it should be a no-brainer.
> 
> Just one comment from another user: I like the opposite (that is, the
> new) behavior.  It always annoyed me that e.g. loading file sources
> canceled any according `debug-on-entry' in effect.  I prefer to use
> `cancel-debug-on-entry' explicitly.
> 
> Maybe the behavior could be made configurable?

+1 - users use Emacs differently.

But the default behavior should be the longstanding behavior.
There is no reason to change that.
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 18 days ago.

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