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bug#62958: [PATCH] Set PAGER=cat in comint.el

From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#62958: [PATCH] Set PAGER=cat in comint.el
Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 20:05:48 +0300 
> From: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>
> Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 13:01:07 -0400
> Cc: sbaugh@catern.com, 62958@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  I'm asking why this is not already obvious from the fact that this is
>  a defcustom, by default off.  All your addition says is "don't disable
>  paging in all cases, sometimes it can be useful".  But we already said
>  that, in effect, by making the paging enabled by default.  So there's
>  no reason to have that text, as it isn't instrumental, and doesn't add
>  anything.
> 
> How does "this is a defcustom, by default off" communicate "you should use 
> vc-print-log if you turn this
> on"?

Why are we suddenly talking about vc-print-log when discussing a much
more general feature?
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