GNU bug report logs - #13594
24.2.92; [PATCH] compilation-start doesn't consider nil OUTWIN

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Message #32 received at 13594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: 13594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#13594: 24.2.92;
	[PATCH] compilation-start doesn't consider nil OUTWIN
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:35:31 -0500

> (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\*compilation\\*" ignore-t (nil)))
> where `ignore-t' is like existing `ignore' but returns t instead of nil:
> (defun ignore-t (&rest _) t)

Problem is that the functions in display-buffer-alist are supposed to
return either the window they used or nil (to mean that display-buffer
should try the next candidate function).

So returning t is incorrect and can/will lead to bugs further down where
the caller does not expect a t value (most callers of display-buffer
don't expect a nil return value either).


        Stefan

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