GNU bug report logs - #20357
25.0.50; deactivate-mark behavior broken

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Oleh Krehel <ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 20357-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Oleh Krehel <ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20357-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20357: 25.0.50; deactivate-mark behavior broken
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:22:56 -0400

> (with-temp-buffer
>   (insert "foobar")
>   (set-mark (point))
>   (goto-char (point-min))
>   (indent-region (point-min)
>                  (point-max))
>   mark-active)
> In 24.5 it returns nil, which is correct. While in 25 it returns t.

Why is it more correct to return nil than to return t?

> This is a recent change, 24.5.2 doesn't have this bug.
>
> (let (deactivate-mark)
>   (indent-region (region-beginning)
>                  (region-end)))
>
> Expected behavior: the mark isn't deactivated.

At least in 24.4, the mark does get deactivated in my test.


        Stefan
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