GNU bug report logs - #59290
29.0.50; [PATCH] Buffer-localize temporary-goal-column

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: dick <dick.r.chiang <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 59290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#59290: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Buffer-localize temporary-goal-column
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 15:17:58 +0300

> From: dick <dick.r.chiang <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  59290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 08:04:56 -0400
> 
> >>> +  (skip-unless (not noninteractive))  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Whoever came up with skip-unless and noninteractive sought max obfuscation.
> 
> EZ is confused because the quadruple negative distills to "proceed if
> interactive", the opposite of his conclusion.

I might be confused about the condition, but you seem to be confused
about the results: when I evaluate this program, the final column is
zero (zerop returns t), so I see no problem.  Assuming you wanted to
demonstrate a problem in Emacs rather than in my code-reading
abilities, the ball is still in your court.

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