GNU bug report logs - #332
accept-process-output hangs (incompatibility)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ulrich Neumerkel <ulrich <at> complang.tuwien.ac.at>

Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 11:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ulrich Neumerkel <ulrich <at> complang.tuwien.ac.at>
Cc: 332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#332: accept-process-output hangs (incompatibility)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:07:24 -0400

> Note: I reported that bug yesterday for an intermediary pre 22.2
> version.  The same problem occurs in 22.2 and is incompatible with
> previous versions:

Which previous versions accepted this form?
The current behavior is in accordance with the docstring:

   Non-nil second arg seconds and third arg millisec are number of
   seconds and milliseconds to wait; return after that much time whether

> We create a process mine, that sleeps for an hour.
> accept-process-output will hang, whereas it should return after 400
> milliseconds.  However, if argument SECONDS is replaced by 0 it will
> eval as expected.

BTW, I recommend you don't use the milliseconds argument at all.


        Stefan
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