GNU bug report logs - #17666
24.3.91; [regression] call-process in read-only buffers

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Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 15:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.91

Done: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 17666 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 17666 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#17666: 24.3.91; [regression] call-process in read-only buffers
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:37:14 -0400

"Roland Winkler" wrote:

>> > (with-temp-buffer
>> >   (let ((buffer-read-only t))
>> >     (call-process "true" nil t)))
[...]
> But what is the problem if a process does not have any output?

If you know it isn't going to produce any output, why don't you just
discard the output instead of sending it to a read-only buffer (which is
something that really doesn't make sense)?

(with-temp-buffer
   (let ((buffer-read-only t))
     (call-process "true" nil nil)))
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