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this-command-keys no longer returns prefix argument

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>, John Wiegley <johnw <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 22107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#22107: 25.1; Wrong docstring for this-single-command-keys
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 16:55:12 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
> Cc: bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com, rgm <at> gnu.org, 22107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:25:09 -0500
> 
> >> >>> AFAIK (and according to this bug report) the change has already been
> >> >>> done (tho not to the docstring).
> >> >> If you refer to the commit I made on emacs-25, then it just restored
> >> >> old behavior; this-command-keys and this-single-command-keys still
> >> >> differ wrt including/excluding C-u after that change.
> >> > IOW this commit you just made undid the change.
> >> BTW, your commit seems to have introduced a new problem:
> >> src/emacs -Q
> >> C-u ...wait...
> >> [ here I see "C-u C-u-" in the echo area instead of "C-u-". ]
> >> 4 ...wait...
> >> [ here I see "C-u 4 C-u 4-" in the echo area instead of "C-u 4-". ]
> > So I guess your idea that it would be the right fix was not entirely
> > correct, was it?
> 
> No, indeed.
> 
> > Any further suggestions?
> 
> My suggestion is not to fix it (i.e. to change the docstring).

I'm uneasy with such a change in v25.1.  We didn't intend that to
happen at this time.  But maybe I'm the only one who's worried.  John?

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