GNU bug report logs - #54537
29.0.50; Last sexp notion is different for eval-last-sexp and pp-eval-last-sexp

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:53:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

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.

Full log

Message #13 received at 54537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "54537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <54537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#54537: 29.0.50; Last sexp notion is different
 for eval-last-sexp and pp-eval-last-sexp
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:41:06 +0000

> I think the non-pp function has the most convenient behaviour, so I'd
> be in favour of changing it to just use (elisp--preceding-sexp).  Any
> opinions?

Whether it's better ("more convenient") or not,
I don't know.  But it's a backward-incompatible
change.  That might be one thing to consider -
what users expect will break/change.
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 53 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.