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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7291 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:52:31 -0400

> So does nil mean the code is performing an essential task?  Or does
> non-nil mean that?

Let's see, you're asking whether "non-essential = nil" means "performing
an essential task" or "performing a non-essential task"?  Hmm... now
that's a difficult question which I wouldn't expect any Lisp coder to
be able to answer.

> I cannot understand this.  What does it really mean?

If you can't understand it, then just ignore it.

> If this variable is this important and global (no `tramp-' prefix) then
> it should be documented in the Elisp manual.
 
Emacs lived happily for more than 20 years without it, so I really have
no clue whatsoever what makes you think "it's this important".


        Stefan
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