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

[Filipp Gunbin]

On 24/11/2021 08:29 -0800, Michael wrote:

>>> So, we could do either of:
>>>
>>>    1. As Filipp suggests, just change the contract for
>>>    `ert-batch-backtrace-line-length' to: if set to nil, you get
>>>    full stack traces, period.
>>>
>>>    2. change `cl-print-to-string-with-limit' to respect the
>>>    existing values of `print-length' & `print-level' when
>>>    `limit' is nil. Note that the only caller (in Emacs) of this
>>>    function is the backtrace package.
>>>
>>> I vote for option 2. What say you all?
>>
>> I think the right way is 1 (which I already installed) because
>> then, as
>> the result of your patch, we get the ability to override
>> backtrace-line-length with ert-batch-backtrace-line-length, and
>> nothing
>> more.
>>
>> Changing the semantics of backtrace-line-length should be done
>> (if done)
>> in a separate issue, IMO.
>>
>> Personally, I like that LIMIT in cl-print-to-string-with-limit
>> is "hard
>> override".
>
> *shrugs* OK... so can we close this issue?

But it's closed already?