GNU bug report logs - #41988
28.0.50; Edebug unconditionally instruments definitions with &define specs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 41988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41988: 28.0.50; Edebug unconditionally instruments definitions with &define specs
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:38:04 -0400

>>> Hmm, maybe I spoke too soon. The original issue with cl-flet is indeed
>>> fixed, but I think one likely explanation for that is that it now only
>>> has a single &define form. What about other macros that still have
>>> multiple &define forms in an &or form? Are they fixed as well?
>> No, I don't think they'd be fixed either.
> OK, then maybe it would make sense to reopen this bug.

It might be easier to declare this as a known limitation.

> Do you know of a similar example that still reproduces the bug?

No.  And I'd hope the problem can be avoided in all cases.
I guess we could try and make it more "official" by imposing some kind of "cut"
such that after passing a `&define` we can't backtrack.


        Stefan
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