GNU bug report logs - #23288
25.0.92; Clicking on links inserts primary X selection

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:32:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Merged with 22434

Found in versions 25.0.50, 25.0.92

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, johnw <at> gnu.org, 23288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, nilsb <at> google.com
Subject: bug#23288: 25.0.92; Clicking on links inserts primary X selection
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 00:04:02 +0300

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>,  John Wiegley <johnw <at> gnu.org>,  23288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  nilsb <at> google.com
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 14:40:54 -0400
> 
> 
> FWIW, this seems to me like a bad bug that should be fixed for 25.1.
> Accidentally pasting the selection can be bad (eg if you don't notice it
> happened and there was something sensitive there).
> 
> (See also merged #22434. Marked as release blocking for 3+ months.)

Sorry, I don't see the list of blocking bugs being treated seriously.
If we did treat it seriously, we wouldn't have had "deep freeze" on
emacs-25, and wouldn't be planning the release in less than a month.
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