bug#61069: 30.0.50; comint-copy-old-input should include continuation lines

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:38:46 -0800, Bob Rogers <rogers@rgrjr.com> said:

    Bob>    From: Bob Rogers <rogers@rgrjr.com>
    Bob>    Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:05:42 -0800

    Bob> Oops; try this instead (forgot the NEWS item).

    Bob>                                        -- Bob

3 nits below

    Bob> * lisp/shell.el (shell-get-old-input-include-continuation-lines): New
    Bob> defcustom (default nil).

I normally say what the default is in the NEWS entry

    Bob> (shell-get-old-input): Like comint-get-old-input-default but include
    Bob> all continuation lines if the above is true.
    Bob> (shell-mode): Install shell-get-old-input.  (bug#61069)
    Bob> * etc/NEWS: Advertise the new defcustom.

    Bob> diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
    Bob> index 5b8ab06086c..46f0e8bffca 100644
    Bob> --- a/etc/NEWS
    Bob> +++ b/etc/NEWS
    Bob> @@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ this to your configuration:
    Bob>  After manually editing 'eshell-aliases-file', you can use this command
    Bob>  to load the edited aliases.
 
    Bob> +** Shell Mode
    Bob> +
    Bob> ++++
    Bob> +*** New variable 'shell-get-old-input-include-continuation-lines'.
    Bob> +Users can set this variable to tell shell-get-old-input (C-RET) to
    Bob> +include multiple shell "\" continuation lines from command output.
    Bob> +

We call defcustomʼd variables 'user option', not 'variable'

    Bob>  ** Prog Mode
 
    Bob>  +++
    Bob> diff --git a/lisp/shell.el b/lisp/shell.el
    Bob> index 5cf108bfa3b..31fb98c0176 100644
    Bob> --- a/lisp/shell.el
    Bob> +++ b/lisp/shell.el
    Bob> @@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ shell-has-auto-cd
    Bob>    :group 'shell-directories
    Bob>    :version "28.1")
 
    Bob> +(defcustom shell-get-old-input-include-continuation-lines nil
    Bob> +  "Whether shell-get-old-input-default includes \"\\\"
    Bob> lines."

If you say `shell-get-old-input-default', then that becomes a link
which users can follow

Robert
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