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Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#6991: closed (Re: bug#6991: Please keep bytecode out of
 *Backtrace* buffers)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:06:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#6991: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 6991-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 6991 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6991: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:01:53 +0100

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 17:43, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:

> Why?  No reason given.  This is a reasonable request, which would improve
> correspondence about bugs and user difficulties.
>
> Users who are aware of the problem often have to manually excise such binary
> codes and replace them with `...' or nothing.

Yes. Not two days ago I had to do exactly that.

> This should at least be a wishlist item, IMO.  Or at least give a convincing
> argument why the request is not appropriate.

Agreed.

    Juanma

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:35:10 +0800

Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers.
* It is unreadable.
* It will cause problems when sent via email. Even if one runs col(1)
and strings(1) on it, nobody can read it anyway.
* The mountain of gobbledygook makes people reading give up on trying to help.
E.g., http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.w3m/8695

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