GNU bug report logs - #20484
25.0.50; Directory tracking in ansi-term broken.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jacob Oursland <jacob.oursland <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 00:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20484 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 20202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk
Subject: bug#20484: bug#20202: Considered Harmful 73d213: 'Comint, term, and compile new set Emacs'
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:01:37 -0400

> in the next few years.  As long as shells are in use which want
> EMACS=t, we must leave that in place.

No, nothing forces us to leave that in place.  What is true is:

   As long as shells are in use which want EMACS=t, we should make sure
   that the affected users can still get the right behavior

> Waiting is the only way I see.

We've tried that for about 10 years now.
I'd be surprised if another 10 years will make any difference in
this respect.


        Stefan
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