GNU bug report logs - #41531
27.0.91; Better handle asynchronous eldoc backends

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 17:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.91

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Message #236 received at 41531 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 41531 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>, andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#41531: 27.0.91; Better handle asynchronous eldoc backends
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 14:20:47 +0300
On 08.07.2020 06:58, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> I don't have the time or energy to work on eldoc myself, and apparently
> neither do you, so the one who writes the code gets to take most of
> the decisions.

I have offered to do a rewrite multiple times now.

The only encouragement in that direction I have received was "can't stop 
you".

>  From what I remember the last time I looked at the branch, there were
> things I didn't much like, but not more so than in the rest of Emacs;-)

I thought we were more into detailed reviews and good code.




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