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25.3; Eshell can't quit when read-only commands have been run

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From: Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar <at> gmail.com>
To: 29153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29153: 25.3; Eshell can't quit when read-only commands have been run
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:17:53 +0100

- emacs -Q

- M-x eshell

- M-:
(let ((prompt "echo foo"))
     (add-text-properties 0 (length prompt)
        '(read-only t
          font-lock-face eshell-prompt
          front-sticky (font-lock-face read-only)
          rear-nonsticky (font-lock-face read-only))
        prompt)
     (insert prompt))

- RET

- C-x k: "Text is read-only"

Explanation: we run a read-only command and the read-only text is added
to history.
But in `eshell-write-history', `insert' will hit a wall when following
read-only text:

    (let ((start (point)))
      (insert (ring-ref ring index) ?\n)

And since `eshell-write-history' is run from the `kill-buffer-hook', the
buffer cannot be killed.

My suggested patch

    (let ((start (point))
          (command (ring-ref ring index)))
      (remove-text-properties 0 (length command) '(read-only t) command)
      (insert command ?\n)

This bug is especially annoying with a multiline prompt since
accidentally pressing RET on any line of the prompt but the last will
insert the read-only prompt into the history.



In GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.16)
 of 2017-11-05 built on dhiov23k
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11905000
System Description:	Gentoo Base System release 2.4.1

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 --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc
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 GENTOO_PACKAGE=app-editors/emacs-25.3 'CFLAGS=-march=ivybridge -O2
 -pipe' CPPFLAGS= 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed''

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Important settings:
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  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

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