GNU bug report logs - #13949
24.3.50; `fill-paragraph' should not always put the buffer as modified

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:11:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Merged with 21155

Found in versions 24.3.50, 24.4.1, 25.0.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #93 received at 13949 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jaakov <j_k_v <at> ro.ru>
Cc: 13949 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13949: 24.4.1; `fill-paragraph' should not always put the
 buffer as modified
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:31:28 +0200

> Cc: 13949 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Jaakov <j_k_v <at> ro.ru>
> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:40:13 +0100
> 
> > I disagree.  I think Dani is right: the buffer text is changed (at
> > least twice), which turns on the modified flag.  This situation is
> > equivalent to inserting a character and then deleting it: the buffer
> > stays modified, although its text is identical to the original one.
> >
> Objection for the following reason:
> - It's a human who types in and deletes a charter.
> - fill-paragraph is not a human, but a routine.

We obviously disagree.  But it's pointless to continue the argument,
because no matter whether this is a bug or a feature request, it must
be coded to be fixed.

So once again: patches are welcome, thanks in advance.
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