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Re: [PATCH] Really prevent quitting in sensitive contexts


From: Michael Albinus
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Really prevent quitting in sensitive contexts
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:40:57 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Daniel Colascione <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Daniel,

> No, it shouldn't. This use of with-local-quit can *never* be correct
> because a stray C-g can *always* interfere with a filter. Don't do
> long-running operations in process filters. Period. The fix isn't to
> make quitting these operations possible in some defined manner. The
> fix is not to do them in the first place.

How do you want to prevent use of such a basic operation like
`file-truename' in a process filter? And yes, in the remote case this
could be a "long-running operation".

Best regards, Michael.



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