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sit-for behavior changes when byte-compiled

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 78737 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, pipcet <at> protonmail.com, Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Subject: bug#78737: sit-for behavior changes when byte-compiled
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:09:33 -0400

> Specifically, what I'm interested in is how come
>
>  (while t
>    (read-event))
>
> cannot be interrupted by C-g, but you seem to be saying that
>
>  (while t
>    (let (evt (read-event))
>      (do-something-with evt)))
>
> _can_ be interrupted?

Usually the `(do-something-with evt)` part will offer some way to end
the loop.


        Stefan

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