Re: lisp unwind-protect question

[Stefan Monnier]

>> (unwind-protect
>> (foo)
>> (bar)
>> (baz))
>> 
>> What's supposed to happen if (bar) signals an error?  Does (baz) still
>> get run?
> Sure.

I don't think so:

   ELISP> (unwind-protect 1 (error "hey") (setq tmp 'toto))
   *** Eval error ***  error: "hey"
   ELISP> tmp
   *** Eval error ***  Symbol's value as variable is void: tmp
   ELISP> 

>> What if bar doesn't signal an error by itself, but some asynchronous
>> signal arrives (e.g. user hits C-g) while bar is running?

C-g is inhibited while evaluating the UNWINDFORMS, so the async signal
is postponed to after the UNWINDFORMS have been executed.  Better not
put an infinite loop in there ;-(


        Stefan