GNU bug report logs - #16828
24.3.50; eval-expression, character representation of integer results time-consuming

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 16828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16828: 24.3.50;
 eval-expression, character representation of integer results
 time-consuming
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 19:56:53 -0400

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> > Yes, I propose that the current behavior wrt the argument will be left
>> > unchanged, except when the argument is zero, i.e. "C-u 0".
>> 
>> Currently, zero also means no truncation, keeping that meaning seems
>> important too.  Perhaps a negative argument would be a better choice?
>
> Yes, that'd be fine with me.  Thanks.

I added `-' to echo in character format, and `-1' to print it to the
buffer.  I split the patch in 2 parts, the first just refactors the
printing code, the 2nd adds the new behaviour.

[v2-0001-Refactor-lisp-eval-result-printing.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

[v2-0002-Limit-integers-printed-as-characters-Bug-16828.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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