GNU bug report logs - #9979
24.0.91; doc string of `save-window-excursion'

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:03:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.91

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 9979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9979: 24.0.91; doc string of `save-window-excursion'
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:49:16 -0500

> Are you really
> suggesting that most of the existing uses of this macro introduce bugs?

Yes.

> But that too does not really say what you want (IIUC).  No one would use
> this to try to _prevent_ opening a new window.

This No one seems to write an awful lot of Elisp code, sadly.


        Stefan
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