GNU bug report logs - #47677
[PATCH] condition-case success continuation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:28:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 47677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 47677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47677: [PATCH] condition-case success continuation
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:49:11 +0200

Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org> writes:

> It may be a bit too far over the moon though. Would
> :not-a-complete-failure be better? Fits my gloomy national
> temperaments (all of them) better.

:-)

I like :success here.  Let's bring some positivity.  And I also like
the feature -- you sometimes see people doing

(condition-case
  (progn
    (something-that-may-fail)
    (setq didnt-fail t))
  (error ...))
(when didnt-fail
  ...)

and this would be much nicer.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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