Re: BUFFER_SWITCH_EVENT

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I do wonder what these BUFFER_SWITCH_EVENT are for, tho.
>> In record_asynch_buffer_change it says:
>> 
>>   /* We don't need a buffer-switch event unless Emacs is waiting for input.
>>      The purpose of the event is to make read_key_sequence look up the
>>      keymaps again.  If we aren't in read_key_sequence, we don't need one,
>>      and the event could cause trouble by messing up (input-pending-p).
>>      Note: Fwaiting_for_user_input_p always returns nil when async
>>      subprocesses aren't supported.  */
>> 
>> but I don't see why we'd need to look up the keymaps again.
>
> To find buffer-local bindings?

We already look them up presumably in the right place.  I don't
understand why we'd need to look them up again after running
a process filter.


        Stefan