GNU bug report logs - #53293
29.0.50; [PATCH] `eshell-eval-using-options' should report error for unrecognized option, even with no :external

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:04:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 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: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:04:29 +0200

> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 20:03:46 -0800
> 
> Despite this incompatibility, I still think this is the right change to 
> make for all these commands. If a user passes unrecognized options to 
> any of these, they should be informed of that fact.

OTOH, with the current behavior shell scripts that use options not
supported by Eshell commands will silently run unaltered, wheres with
your change they will error out.  Do we care about this?
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