GNU bug report logs - #45177
27.1; Access to invoking top level command in minibuffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: clemera <at> posteo.net

Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 27.1

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #85 received at 45177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 45177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, clemera <at> posteo.net
Subject: Re: bug#45177: 27.1; Access to invoking top level command in
 minibuffer
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:51:17 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> Changing the behavior based on the caller's name is a very bad idea.
> It's a bit like `called-interactively-p`, except it's worse because
> you're looking for even more ill-defined data than just a boolean.

It's not ideal to look at the name, of course, but I think the user
should have a mechanism to do so anyway -- it's an easy and practical
way for users to tweak stuff.

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