GNU bug report logs - #45117
28.0.50; process-send-string mysteriously exiting non-locally when called from timer

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 11:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #65 received at 45117 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 45117 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 28.0.50; process-send-string mysteriously exiting non-locally
 when called from timer
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:47:08 +0000

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 7:44 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>
> > From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  45117 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> > Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:50:33 +0000
> >
> > there's a presumably reason we bind inhibit-quit to t in timers
> > (Eli?)
>
> The reason, quite obviously, is to prevent user's C-g from aborting
> the timer function.

I agree, but playing devil's advocate, can you expand on the
rationale for that?  Why shouldn't timer functions be abortable?

João
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