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24.3.50; `debug-on-entry' default when cursor is on a function name

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Message #10 received at 15609-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15609-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15609: 24.3.50;
 `debug-on-entry' default when cursor is on a function name
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:55:06 -0400

> (defun foo (arg) "..." 42)
> M-x debug-on-entry RET M-n
> This is pretty much brain-dead behavior.  The default should be `foo',

The default *is* `foo' (at least if `foo' is defined as a function).
In your recipe, the default is `defun' which is arguably not very
useful, but note that you can't use `foo' because debug-on-entry can
only be used for functions that are already defined, so `foo' would not
be a better default.


        Stefan

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