GNU bug report logs - #26986
26.0.50; Unsafe recovery should be off by default in batch mode

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 19:45:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 26.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 26986 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 26986 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26986: 26.0.50; Unsafe recovery should be off by default in
 batch mode
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 23:38:48 +0300

> From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 20:26:13 +0000
> Cc: 26986 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  I see your point, but what are the arguments for changing their values
>  in batch mode? IOW, what advantages will this give us?
> 
> When debugging Emacs internals or running unit tests, setting these variables to nil will cause obvious and
> clear failures instead of silent recovery attempts. 

OK, but the batch mode is not used only for debugging or testing.
Perhaps we should change the values in these two cases.
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