Subject: Re: bug#6691: 23.2; Eshell and ^M (PATCH attached)

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:27:13 +0200

John Wiegley <[email-masked]> writes:

> The original meaning of that variable was for performance: so that output
> filter would only be run again on newly accumulated output text, not on text
> that had already been filtered.

If this patch leads to a significant slow-down, then it can't be
applied, and the reporter should try to determine when the variable is
mis-updated, I guess?

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