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29.0.50; [PATCH] `eshell-eval-using-options' should report error for unrecognized option, even with no :external

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Message #17 received at 53293 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 53293 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53293: 29.0.50; [PATCH] `eshell-eval-using-options' should
 report error for unrecognized option, even with no :external
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:48:26 +0200

> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 53293 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:13:33 -0800
> 
> While it would probably make sense to wait a bit longer to see if anyone 
> has comments on my audit of the existing Eshell built-in commands, I've 
> implemented the first two points here (not "echo -e", though).

Thanks, LGTM.

> The changes to `source' and `.' might warrant a NEWS entry, since it's a 
> (small) incompatible change; however, I think it's so rare that someone 
> would call "source --help" that it might not be worth adding to NEWS. 
> I'll do whatever others think is best here, though.

I think a NEWS entry is called for, since the change in behavior is
not backward-compatible.

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