GNU bug report logs - #75775
30.0.93; [PATCH] Restore the old behavior of `bookmark-write-file'

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From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Zhengyi Fu <i <at> fuzy.me>, 75775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#75775: 30.0.93;
 [PATCH] Restore the old behavior of `bookmark-write-file'
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:43:51 -0500

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On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> > From: Zhengyi Fu  <i <at> fuzy.me>
> > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:45:11 +0800
> >
> > `pp' now defaults to fill the code to fit in `fill-column', which is
> > great.  However, this changed the bookmark format and made it less
> > human-readable and unfriendly to version control.   This small patch
> > restores the old behavior of `bookmark-write-file'.
>
> I'm not sure we should use such kludges just because the new default
> changes the whitespace.  But if we do make any changes, we should do
> it ASAP, since the change in pp's behavior was introduced in Emacs 30.
>
> Stefan, WDYT?
>

(I know you meant one of the other 200 Stefans Stevens Stephans Stephanes)

I often hand edit my bookmark files due to one of the packages I help
maintain that relies on bookmarks.

I prefer easier to harder and I prefer the original format.

-Stephane

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