GNU bug report logs - #43165
[PATCH] Add load this file lisp function.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jen-Chieh Shen <jcs090218 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 03:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Jen-Chieh Shen <jcs090218 <at> gmail.com>, 43165 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43165: [PATCH] Add load this file lisp function.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 19:13:22 -0700 (PDT)

> The other thing is that loading the current file is something you'd
> seldom do -- you just say `M-x eval-buffer' instead.

That I disagree with.  There are several differences,
and I don't think `eval-buffer' is more commonly used
to get the common effect.

`eval-buffer' acts only on the buffer restriction,
for one major difference.
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