From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 14:33:28 +0000 (+0300) Subject: ; Caveats about using :eval in 'mode-line-format' X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/1%30.1+1-3+rpi1^2~2^2~20^2~464 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ae2463796f236b8ee2cef3b5e38bffa13abd2233;p=emacs.git ; Caveats about using :eval in 'mode-line-format' * doc/lispref/modes.texi (Mode Line Data): Warn against more infinite-recursion cases in ':eval' in mode line. Reported by Nicolas P. Rougier . --- diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi index 27b74a9d233..b24a89af9e0 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi @@ -2227,8 +2227,9 @@ construct.) @item (:eval @var{form}) A list whose first element is the symbol @code{:eval} says to evaluate @var{form}, and use the result as a string to display. Make sure this -evaluation cannot load any files, as doing so could cause infinite -recursion. +evaluation cannot load any files, nor calls functions like +@code{posn-at-point} or @code{window-in-direction}, which themselves +evaluate the mode line, as doing so could cause infinite recursion. @item (:propertize @var{elt} @var{props}@dots{}) A list whose first element is the symbol @code{:propertize} says to