GNU bug report logs - #19206
25.0.50; CC Mode tracks wrong source files

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Packages: cc-mode, emacs;

Reported by: Sebastian Wiesner <swiesner <at> lunaryorn.com>

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: Sebastian Wiesner <swiesner <at> lunaryorn.com>, 19206 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19206: 25.0.50; CC Mode tracks wrong source files
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:59:32 -0500

> +(defun cc-bytecomp-compiling-or-loading ()
> +  ;; Determine whether byte-compilation or loading is currently active,
> +  ;; returning 'compiling, 'loading or nil.
> +  ;; If both are active, the "innermost" activity counts.  Note that
> +  ;; compilation can trigger loading (various `require' type forms)
> +  ;; and loading can trigger compilation (the package manager does
> +  ;; this).  We walk the lisp stack if necessary.

I think this deserves a longish and complete explanation of the context,
i.e. *why* do we need to know the file name, in which circumstances it's
used and why other solutions to those problems are worse than this
hideous hack,


        Stefan
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