GNU bug report logs - #39824
26.2; timers sometimes stop working when coming back from sleep

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>

Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 26.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #71 received at 39824 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 39824 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39824: 26.2; timers sometimes stop working when coming back
 from sleep
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:58:27 +0300
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:45:10 -0400
> 
> > Which means using this combination is probably not a good idea in your
> > case (unless you _want_ such timers to be disabled when these errors
> > happen).
> >
> > IOW, the problem as you describe it happens entirely under your
> > control: you can cause it at will and you can make it go away at will.
> 
> I have skimmed this thread.  Is it correct to say that there is no bug
> here?  If not, could someone please summarize what is the outstanding
> issue here?

I think there's no Emacs bug here: the timer runs exactly as
expected.  If there's a need to defer the timer when network is not
available, it should be done in the user's timer function.




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