GNU bug report logs - #6291
24.0.50; view-lossage cut off after password entry

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 05:57:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; view-lossage cut off after password entry
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:25:38 +0800

Do
$ emacs -Q -f shell
$ echo -n Password:; read
Password: ...
C-h l
upon which we see the view-lossage record is truncated.
Why can't you just put a "[PASSWORD]" marker in there? Why do you have to wipe everything out?
Also the view-lossage docstring doesn't say what is going on.
emacs-version "24.0.50.1" Debian package 1:20100524-1.
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