bug#51037: [PATCH] Make `print-level` & `print-length` customizable in ERT batch tests

[Michael]

> On 19/11/2021 07:24 -0800, Michael wrote:
>
> > Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> >
> > > Filipp Gunbin <fgunbin@fastmail.fm> writes:
> > >
> > > > The docstring for backtrace-line-length says: "If set to nil 
> > > > or
> > > > zero,
> > > > backtrace mode will not abbreviate the forms it prints."  So 
> > > > the
> > > > above
> > > > sentence, which I removed, was indeed not true?  (a quick 
> > > > look over
> > > > its usages confirmed that to me, but I'd like someone else to
> > > > check)
> > >
> > > I think the intention is that a nil value of 
> > > backtrace-line-length
> > > shouldn't limit the lengths -- but I haven't tested it. 
> > > Doesn't it
> > > work?
> >
> > Yes, I'm a bit lost, Filipp... what is your concern? And I
> > thought I *had* tested that.
>
> That the docstring contained a sentence which is not true.  A 
> minor
> issue, of course.  I give examples here:
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=51037#117
>
> (there was also fix of interactive spec of 
> `ert-run-tests-interactively',
> but that's obvious I think)
Hey Filipp,

Note that _is_ true, as far as I know, and was intended to be
true before my patch, and I verified that it became true with my
patch :) Can you provide a test case that demonstrates it to be
not true?

--
Michael <sp1ff@pobox.com>