GNU bug report logs - #2148
In shell mode, comint-send-input seems to cut off at 254 characters

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Richard Addison-Wood <richard <at> wetafx.co.nz>

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 03:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 24.5

Done: Alan J Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 2148 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 2148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: In shell mode, comint-send-input seems to cut off at 254 characters
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:09:35 -0400

> The ^D is sent in process.c:5781.  If we are splitting a string into
> chunks for sending to the process, Emacs puts in an EOF (C-d) to "force
> it through".

> I can't think of any fix, off the top of my head.  Stefan, can you?  If
> not, we could simply document this limitation in PROBLEMS.

The obvious fix is to not add this ^D.  At least I could never
understand what it was supposed to do ("force it though"?  what does
that mean?).


        Stefan
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