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23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 3863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Subject: bug#3863: 23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:54:59 -0400

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

> Why?  y-or-n-p will yield waiting for user input, so it's basically
> a point where any other code can run.  It's one of the prime examples of
> a function which you can't expect to preserve the match-data.

I'm not sure what you're referring to.  What other code runs during
y-or-n-p (excluding timers, which are supposed to save the match data)?

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