GNU bug report logs - #45032
26.3; json-pretty-print of JSON with dict containing 't' as a key causes error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Henry Minsky <henry.minsky <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 21:40:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Merged with 42545, 46174, 46811

Found in versions 24.5, 26.3, 27.1, 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 45032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>,
 Henry Minsky <henry.minsky <at> gmail.com>, 45032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45032: 26.3; json-pretty-print of JSON with dict containing
 't' as a key causes error
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:37:40 +0100

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

>> I think it's important that native and Elisp JSON serialisation are as
>> consistent as possible here;
>
> I don't think that's realistic: any change in behavior to either of
> these functions would be a breaking change.

I think we should have JSON/Elisp round trips that are 100%
reproducible.  The current functions certainly aren't.

But we could just leave them as deprecated legacy functions and
introduce new ones that are consistent.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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