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bug#6991: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#6991: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers |
Date: |
Mon, 2 Jul 2012 10:40:38 -0700 |
> > Why? No reason given. This is a reasonable request, which
> > would improve correspondence about bugs and user difficulties.
And no response to that question. I've reopened this bug.
> > Users who are aware of the problem often have to manually
> > excise such binary codes and replace them with `...' or nothing.
>
> Yes. Not two days ago I had to do exactly that.
I do it quite frequently. And I see portions of backtrace text sent by email
and posted to websites quite often - including in this bug list!
Posting a backtrace is a common and reasonable way to communicate about many
Emacs problems. Needing to hand-sanitize a backtrace log to remove byte code
portions is silly. That's what machines and software are for.
> > This should at least be a wishlist item, IMO. Or at least
> > give a convincing argument why the request is not appropriate.
>
> Agreed.
Users should be able to control this (e.g. via an option, and perhaps even a
toggle key in buffer *Backtrace*.
The usefulness of this should be a no-brainer.
I cannot speak to the difficulty of implementating the fix.
- bug#6991: Please keep bytecode out of *Backtrace* buffers,
Drew Adams <=