GNU bug report logs - #4719
23.1; M-& to run commands asynchronously (async-shell-command)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:20:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 8023

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 4719 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
	4719 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4719: 23.1;
	M-& to run commands asynchronously (async-shell-command)
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:19:44 +0800

Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org> writes:

> The problem with the design and implementation of this feature is that
> there is too wide range of opinions and wishes.
>
> So I propose a minimal change that just removes the current annoyance
> where async-shell-command asks to kill the buffer instead of doing
> something more constructive like creating a new buffer for running
> another asynchronous command.
>
> This is implemented in the patch below.

Patch looks fine to me.
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