GNU bug report logs - #20202
24.3; Comint mode sets a bad $EMACS

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Barzilay <eli <at> barzilay.org>

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:46:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #219 received at 20202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>,
 Emacs-Devel devel <emacs-devel <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
 20484 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: EMACS=t Joy and Happiness
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 13:36:03 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 05/24/2018 01:46 PM, Phillip Lord wrote:
> I would like to propose that we now remove this on master,
>

Given the compatibility concerns expressed, how about the attached patch 
instead? The idea is to remove the need to setenv EMACS with newer 
Bashes, while still setting EMACS for older Bashes, for backward 
compatibility.


[0001-Don-t-set-EMACS-t-if-Bash-is-4.4-or-newer.txt (text/plain, attachment)]
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