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Re: URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes |
Date: |
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:19:25 -0500 |
> Here's one idea. Instead of setting the sentinel temporarily to nil,
> set it temporarily to `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited'. That would be
> ignored just as nil is ignored.
> On restoring the sentinel, if its current value isn't
> `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited', just discard the old value instead
> of restoring it.
Why can't we do the same thing with nil?
nil as the value of the sentinal has a meaning already.
It can't mean "do restore the saved value".
What if a sentinel sets the sentinel to nil
meaning "turn off the sentinel"?