GNU bug report logs - #55275
29.0.50; Gnus' nnvirtual-retrieve-headers shouldn't force usage of the cache

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 15:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 55275-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 55275-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#55275: 29.0.50; Gnus' nnvirtual-retrieve-headers shouldn't
 force usage of the cache
Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 10:17:54 -0700

On 05/06/22 14:17 PM, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> All the above is true, except I don't understand why we want to check
>> the cache. This code is ancient and I'm only medium-hopeful Lars
>> remembers the reasoning here, but on the face of it I don't know why we
>> need to force a check of the cache. It seems like we could simply remove
>> that, and the cache will still be checked iff the user has set
>> `gnus-use-cache' to t.
>
> I have no recollection of that code.  :-/

It was a while ago :)

> But, yes, I think removing that binding would be the right thing to do.

Done.
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