GNU bug report logs - #3600
23.0.94; shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer

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Message #30 received at 3600 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 3600 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3600: 23.0.94; shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:08:25 +0200

>>  > I didn't try anything before; I was just perusing the
>>  > code, and I wondered what it was trying to do.
>>
>> The only way to understand such code is by comparing the original code
>> with the present one and, if they differ, go through the
>> revisions, look at the ChangeLogs, and maybe scan emacs-devel and
>> friends for errors reported wrt that code.
>
> I think you misunderstood me. I was speaking about perusing the original code,
> not yours. I was saying that I didn't run into a problem trying to do something.
> I didn't run into a problem at all. I was simply browsing the (original) code
> and noticed that it seemed strange. That's all.

What's your semantics of the word "peruse"?

martin

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