GNU bug report logs - #45577
27.1; please document default-directory for filters and sentinels

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Reported by: Hendrik Tews <hendrik <at> askra.de>

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 27.1

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

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Hendrik Tews <hendrik <at> askra.de>
Cc: Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>, 45577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45577: 27.1; please document default-directory for filters and sentinels
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:54:34 +0100

Hendrik Tews <hendrik <at> askra.de> writes:

> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
>
>> nothing special about default-directory for sentinels/process filters --
>> they're called in a buffer
>
> OK, but where does the manual say in which buffer sentinels and
> filters are called? A valid choice could also be the associated
> buffer of the process, if it is present.

As with most (all?) async functions, it's undefined what buffer they're
called from.  As the "Filter Functions" node says, this is the canonical
way of running a filter function:

(defun ordinary-insertion-filter (proc string)
  (when (buffer-live-p (process-buffer proc))
    (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc)

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