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

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <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, 8 Dec 2012 20:31:14 -0800
1. I really hope this regression gets fixed soon.  It's quite annoying that
redefining a function does not cancel `debug-on-entry' for it.


2. Wrt the recent abuse by Emacs Dev of the term "Warning": Think about the
terms they use for hurricanes and such, situations which are FAR more serious
than what Emacs has to deal with:

a. The first level of making people aware is called an "Advisory".

b. "Warning" is used only for a much higher level involving imminent danger.

The equivalent of "advisory" wrt documentation is generally "Note", "Notice", or
"Attention".  You are just drawing attention to a statement, without a
connotation of danger.

Emacs doc should stop being so alarmist, generally.  And in the case of this
bug, it is downright perverted to "warn" about a positive feature.





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