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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.2.92

Done: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 13594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>, 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: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:59:48 +0100

> It's a valid return value, but only when display-buffer is *unable to
> display the buffer*.  It is *very* rare to be unable to do so.  E.g. it
> will never happen unless at least one of pop-up-frame-function or
> display-buffer-fallback-action is changed.

To make it happen you have to make all existing windows dedicated and
display some other buffer, inhibit popping up new windows, and inhibit
popping up new frames.

martin
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