GNU bug report logs - #45428
27.1; (quote (quote (quote ...))) unexpectedly works as anonymous face

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Markus Triska <triska <at> metalevel.at>

Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 12:41:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, triska <at> metalevel.at, 45428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45428: 27.1; (quote (quote (quote ...))) unexpectedly works as anonymous face
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:23:39 +0200

> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:49:35 +0200
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, triska <at> metalevel.at,
>  45428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:45:20 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> > Cc: triska <at> metalevel.at, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, larsi <at> gnus.org,
> >         stefan <at> marxist.se, 45428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> > 
> > Shouldn't that just mean that the bug remains open?
> 
> I'm not sure I agree that there is a bug.

Or maybe I should turn the table and ask: what bug do you see with
this recipe, and what would you like to see instead?

To be specific, here's the recipe:

  emacs -Q
  M-x font-lock-mode RET
  M-: (insert (propertize "hello" 'face (quote (quote '(:height 10.0))))) RET
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