GNU bug report logs - #8340
23.2; recompile does not retain compilation-environment needed by vc-git-grep

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Trevor Spiteri <tspiteri <at> ieee.org>

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:11:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 8340 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 8340 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Trevor Spiteri <tspiteri <at> ieee.org>
Subject: Re: bug#8340: 23.2;
	recompile does not retain compilation-environment needed by
	vc-git-grep
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:19:33 +0300

> Mixing defcustom+bufferlocal+letbinding is really asking for trouble,
> although I think in this case it might just fall within the limits of
> what does work.
>
> The vc-git.el patch looks perfectly good and so does the (set...thisenv).

Installed.

> But I'd prefer to refrain from making compilation-environment a defcustom
> for now, until we find a really good use for it.

There have been requests to make it a defcustom, and you even agreed to that ;-)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-02/msg00118.html

It will allow the users to find and change it more easily in cases like this:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2011-02/msg00338.html
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