bug#48478: 28.0.50; yank-from-kill-ring and kill-ring-yank-pointer

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
> Cc: 48478@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 01:23:54 +0300
> 
> > After inserting the edited entry it resets the kill-ring-yank-pointer
> > for the same reason why the kill-ring-yank-pointer gets reset
> > when a new entry gets added to the kill-ring after C-w,
> > i.e. like this line in 'kill-new':
> >
> >   (setq kill-ring-yank-pointer kill-ring)
> 
> BTW, bug#21199 asked to remove the above line from 'kill-new',
> so C-w could keep the old value of 'kill-ring-yank-pointer'.
> Maybe this should be optional?

Doesn't the new behavior of M-y fill that niche, albeit by other
means?