GNU bug report logs - #7291
24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:29:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 7291 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 7291 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:21:44 +0200

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

>>> Honestly, I can't think of any way someone who has the least bit of
>>> familiarity with Elisp can wonder "whether `non-essential'=nil or
>>> `non-essential'=t means performing a non-essential task (whatever that
>>> in turn might mean)".
>> The variable is badly named.  It should be using a positive form, like
>> allow-whatever.
>
> `allow-whatever' does strike me as being any better.

What's wrong with it?

Andreas.

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