Re: [elpa] externals/debbugs b8c84dbe4b: Improve needed advice

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I wonder you're doing it this way instead of the "more obvious":
>>
>>     (defun debbugs-soap-invoke (operation-name &rest parameters)
>>       "Invoke the SOAP connection.
>>     OPERATION-NAME and PARAMETERS are as described in `soap-invoke'."
>>       (let ((url-http-attempt-keepalives nil))
>>         (apply #'soap-invoke operation-name parameters)))
>
> Because it doesn't work?

🙂

> soap-invoke-internal binds url-http-attempt-keepalives to t, which is a
> problem in a threaded function. See comment in debbugs-compat.el. See
> also bug#73199 for the resulting error.

Hmm... IIUC the problem fundamentally is in `url-http.el`, right?


        Stefan