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bug#3863: 23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el
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Chong Yidong |
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bug#3863: 23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el |
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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:54:55 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.96 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> I'm not sure what you're referring to. What other code runs during
>> y-or-n-p (excluding timers, which are supposed to save the match data)?
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> Timers,
As the Lisp manual states,
If a timer function calls functions that can change the match data,
it should save and restore the match data.
If a timer fails to do this, it's a bug, and should be fixed.