GNU bug report logs - #64535
30.0.50; Spurious newlines in `prin1` output

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 19:20:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 64535-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 64535-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64535: 30.0.50; Spurious newlines in `prin1` output
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:11:48 -0400
>> Can we get rid of this quirk now, please?
>
> I'm okay with getting rid of it, with two conditions:
>
>   . removing newline insertion in the scenario of bug#2866 leaves
>     Emacs sufficiently performant, even in the unoptimized build, and
>   . we will still insert a newline if long-line-threshold is nil

That means we'd keep the code and make it even larger.

> IOW, I don't want us to bring back regressions as result of
> this cleanup.

That wouldn't be a cleanup, then.  IOW you're asking me to make the
quirk even bigger.  I'd rather keep the quirk as-is, in that case.

Thanks, closing,


        Stefan





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