GNU bug report logs - #64423
29.0.92; save-interprogram-paste-before-kill doesn't prevent streaming large selections

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Message #116 received at 64423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: sbaugh <at> catern.com
Cc: luangruo <at> yahoo.com, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 64423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64423: 29.0.92; save-interprogram-paste-before-kill doesn't
 prevent streaming large selections
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:48:18 +0300

> From: sbaugh <at> catern.com
> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:18:21 +0000 (UTC)
> Cc: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 64423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  sbaugh <at> catern.com,  64423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> >> Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:12:42 +0800
> >> 
> >> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Why "impossible"?  Part of the processing is in Lisp, so it is
> >> > definitely possible.
> >> 
> >> That processing is also performed under X.  Anyway, I see no need to
> >> disable this code on other window systems.
> >
> > Right, so we agree that a change for this issue should be X-specific.
> 
> Isn't that the opposite of what he said?  That there's no need to
> disable this code (which I assume refers to the code I added) on other
> window systems?

If that's what he said, then we don't agree.

> (Personally I don't care whether this is disabled on other window
> systems or not, but if it is disabled on other window systems I'd rather
> do it in a way that is not objectionable to Po Lu)

You can do it in a way that is not objectionable to either of us.  It
is very simple: make the changes conditioned on X.

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