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[PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping

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Reported by: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>

Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 04:11:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:10:11 -0400

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Tags: patch

just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
an override for `print-symbols-bare'.


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[0001-Improve-Vprint_variable_mapping.patch (text/patch, attachment)]
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From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
To: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:36:34 +0000

"zach shaftel via \"Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors\"" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Tags: patch
>
> just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
> prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
> an override for `print-symbols-bare'.

The "unreadeable" typo was discussed before, and we decided to keep both
spellings, though that appears never to have happened. I'm okay with
just fixing it, of course!

Pip
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:52:54 +0300

> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:10:11 -0400
> From:  zach shaftel via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
> prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
> an override for `print-symbols-bare'.

Thanks.

Stefan, any comments?
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:01:52 +0300

> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:36:34 +0000
> From:  Pip Cet via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> "zach shaftel via \"Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors\"" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Tags: patch
> >
> > just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
> > prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
> > an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
> 
> The "unreadeable" typo was discussed before, and we decided to keep both
> spellings, though that appears never to have happened.

Could you please point me to that discussion?

TIA
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From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:27:32 +0000

"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:36:34 +0000
>> From:  Pip Cet via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>>
>> "zach shaftel via \"Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors\"" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> > Tags: patch
>> >
>> > just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
>> > prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
>> > an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
>>
>> The "unreadeable" typo was discussed before, and we decided to keep both
>> spellings, though that appears never to have happened.
>
> Could you please point me to that discussion?
>
> TIA

https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75784

Pip
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From: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:25:28 -0400

[0001-Improve-Vprint_variable_mapping.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[Message part 2 (text/plain, inline)]
i forgot to update the manual, a revised patch is attached.

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:10:11 -0400
>> From:  zach shaftel via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>> 
>> just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
>> prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
>> an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Stefan, any comments?
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:15:42 +0300

> From: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,  79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:25:28 -0400
> 
> i forgot to update the manual, a revised patch is attached.

Thanks.  Stefan, would you please take a look and tell what you think
about this?
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:23:13 +0300

> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:27:32 +0000
> From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
> Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
> 
> "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:36:34 +0000
> >> From:  Pip Cet via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> >>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> >>
> >> "zach shaftel via \"Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors\"" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:
> >>
> >> > Tags: patch
> >> >
> >> > just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
> >> > prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
> >> > an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
> >>
> >> The "unreadeable" typo was discussed before, and we decided to keep both
> >> spellings, though that appears never to have happened.
> >
> > Could you please point me to that discussion?
> >
> > TIA
> 
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75784

Thanks.  What do you think about installing only the
corrected-spelling patch from that discussion?
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From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:01:19 +0000

"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:27:32 +0000
>> From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
>> Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
>>
>> "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> >> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:36:34 +0000
>> >> From:  Pip Cet via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>> >>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>> >>
>> >> "zach shaftel via \"Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors\"" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> >>
>> >> > Tags: patch
>> >> >
>> >> > just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
>> >> > prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
>> >> > an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
>> >>
>> >> The "unreadeable" typo was discussed before, and we decided to keep both
>> >> spellings, though that appears never to have happened.
>> >
>> > Could you please point me to that discussion?
>> >
>> > TIA
>>
>> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75784
>
> Thanks.  What do you think about installing only the
> corrected-spelling patch from that discussion?

Sounds good to me. Would that work for everyone?

Pip
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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:42:42 -0400

>> just a couple small updates to the PRINT-OVERRIDES argument to
>> prin1/prin1-to-string. fixes the typo "unreadeable-function", and adds
>> an override for `print-symbols-bare'.
> Thanks.
> Stefan, any comments?

LGTM.


        Stefan
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:50:15 +0300

> Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:01:19 +0000
> From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
> Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
> 
> "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75784
> >
> > Thanks.  What do you think about installing only the
> > corrected-spelling patch from that discussion?
> 
> Sounds good to me. Would that work for everyone?

It's at least a step in the right direction, IMO.
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 79161-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:39:19 +0300

> From: zach shaftel <zach <at> shaf.tel>
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,  79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:25:28 -0400
> 
> i forgot to update the manual, a revised patch is attached.

Thanks, installed on master, and closing the bug.
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: pipcet <at> protonmail.com
Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
Subject: Re: bug#79161: [PATCH] Improve Vprint_variable_mapping
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:49:02 +0300

> Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
> Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:50:15 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:01:19 +0000
> > From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
> > Cc: 79161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zach <at> shaf.tel
> > 
> > "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> > 
> > >> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=75784
> > >
> > > Thanks.  What do you think about installing only the
> > > corrected-spelling patch from that discussion?
> > 
> > Sounds good to me. Would that work for everyone?
> 
> It's at least a step in the right direction, IMO.

I've now installed that part of the patches discussed in bug#75784.
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