GNU bug report logs - #63722
29.0.91; (elisp) Skip to end #@00 does not work

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: richard newton <richardn26 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 17:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.91

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: richardn26 <at> gmail.com, 63722 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#63722: 29.0.91; (elisp) Skip to end #@00 does not work
Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 11:51:43 +0200

26 maj 2023 kl. 11.43 skrev Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>:

>> The undocumented #@00 behaviour has indeed been co-opted by parts of
>> the community as an 'pretend end-of-file occurs here' mechanism,
> 
> Should this be documented then?

I don't think we should do that right now -- the behaviour (read as nil) is not ideal and should not be made permanent; we still have the option to change it (but not in emacs 29, of course).

We could also come up with a less obscure replacement syntax, given that there may be a genuine need.
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