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bug#61602: [PATCH]: comint-mode redirection
From: |
Rah Guzar |
Subject: |
bug#61602: [PATCH]: comint-mode redirection |
Date: |
Fri, 12 May 2023 09:25:45 +0200 |
User-agent: |
mu4e 1.10.3; emacs 29.0.90 |
Hi Eli,
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> > This variable is only used if the variable
>> > -`comint-use-prompt-regexp' is non-nil.
>> > +`comint-use-prompt-regexp' is non-nil. The exception to
>> > +this is redirection. Many commands including
>> > +`comint-redirect-send-command-to-process' use it as
>> > +`comint-redirect-finished-regexp'.
>>
>> This paragraph sounds a bit weird, but I don't know how to reword it.
>> Maybe someone else can help.
>
> I'm not sure the addition is necessary in the first place. What is
> its purpose? why is it useful to mention those exceptional cases?
I think it is useful for those writing a comint derived mode who might
be tempted to not set 'comint-prompt-regexp' since it is going to be
unused by default. Redirection is an important enough facility in
my opinion for this to be pointed out.