GNU bug report logs - #54438
27.2; inconsistent-behavior-global-vs-local-hook

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dalanicolai <dalanicolai <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2

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Message #14 received at 54438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>,
 dalanicolai <dalanicolai <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 54438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54438: 27.2; inconsistent-behavior-global-vs-local-hook
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:37:12 +0100

> I think it's a bad idea to do something that changes the window
> configuration in `window-configuration-change-hook'.  It's not
> unexpected to get an infinite recursion or any other unpredictable
> behavior.

People should avoid it in packages because they could easily step on
each other's toes.  Written carefully, it could be useful in private
code.

martin
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