Re: delete-selection-mode as default

[Juri Linkov]

>>> This thread should really be about whether d-s-m
>>> should be turned on by default. If you want something
>>> different from d-s-m then, by all means, please
>>> implement it - but using a new mode name.
>>
>> It can not be turned on by default without reimplementation because of
>> bug#32673 so in fact you are voting against turning it on by default.>
>
> As far as I can see, a patch for that bug was pushed to master almost a
> week ago, so I fail to see how that is a relevant argument now.

The problem is that the current implementation of delete-selection-mode
is so fragile that any error signal in the hook will break it easily.