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Re: C-g doesn't quit (while t) on Solaris 8
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: C-g doesn't quit (while t) on Solaris 8 |
Date: |
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:06:55 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (gnu/linux) |
> In Emacs 22, the call to start_polling doesn't do anything at the dump
> stage because read_socket_hook is not set yet. But In Emacs 23, it
> starts a timer even at the dump stage and sets the variable poll_timer
> to non-NULL, and that prevents the dumped executable from setting an
> effective poll_timer (line 2264).
> Perhaps we should suppress the call to start_polling at the dump
> stage?
It's generally preferable (tho not always possible, of course) to avoid
differences between pre-dump and post-dump execution. So maybe a better
option is to set poll_timer back to NULL just before dumping.
Stefan