GNU bug report logs - #49682
27.2.50; accept-process-output within accept-process-output hangs emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Rajeev N <rajeev.jnk <at> sivalik.com>

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:59:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2.50

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>
Cc: andpuke <at> foxmail.com, 49682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49682: 27.2.50; accept-process-output within accept-process-output hangs emacs
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:37:59 +0200

> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:50:37 +0900
> From: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>
> Cc: 49682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > If a Lisp program wants to avoid timers during the call to
> > accept-process-output, could perhaps temporarily bind timer-list to
> > nil or something?
> 
> According to docstring, it seems that accept-process-output has option
> not to run timers.
> 
> > (accept-process-output &optional PROCESS SECONDS MILLISEC
> > JUST-THIS-ONE)
> ...
> > If JUST-THIS-ONE is an integer, don’t run any timers either.
> 
> Can Lisp programs use the feature?

If they are okay with receiving output only from PROCESS, yes, they
can.
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