[Emacs-diffs] emacs/etc ChangeLog NEWS

[Ken Raeburn]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Ken Raeburn <raeburn>   09/07/23 00:36:50

Modified files:
        etc            : ChangeLog NEWS 

Log message:
        Document fixing of load-in-progress corruption.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/ChangeLog?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.791&r2=1.792
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/NEWS?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.2049&r2=1.2050

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.791
retrieving revision 1.792
diff -u -b -r1.791 -r1.792
--- ChangeLog   21 Jul 2009 06:46:33 -0000      1.791
+++ ChangeLog   23 Jul 2009 00:36:49 -0000      1.792
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-07-23  Ken Raeburn  <address@hidden>
+
+       * NEWS: `load-in-progress' corruption fixed.
+
 2009-07-21  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
 
        * refcards/cs-dired-ref.tex, refcards/dired-ref.tex:

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.2049
retrieving revision 1.2050
diff -u -b -r1.2049 -r1.2050
--- NEWS        21 Jul 2009 23:51:46 -0000      1.2049
+++ NEWS        23 Jul 2009 00:36:49 -0000      1.2050
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
 applications).  If you enable this, you might want to bind
 `mouse-yank-primary' to Mouse-2.
 
+** The variable `load-in-progress' won't get corrupted by binding it
+with `let'.  In certain situations, loading an Emacs Lisp file from
+source while in the midst of loading another file (e.g., with
+`require' or `autoload') could cause the value of `load-in-progress'
+to be corrupted once the outer load completed.  Most code doesn't care
+about this, but some (like c-mode) may check it.
+
 
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.2