Re: print-circle and describe-variable

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >     Sometime ago we had a discussion about printing variables with recursive 
> >     structures. As I remember it the conclusion was that we could not set 
> >     print-circle to t generally now. But is there something that prevents 
> >     describe-variable from let-bounding `print-circle' to t? I think this 
> >     would be convenient.
>
> > It sounds like a good idea to me.  Does anyone know of a reason not to
> > do it?
>
> I can think of one: too late.


But we do believe that print-circle makes it possible to print out 
recursive structures, or? And we do not believe that it disturbs 
printing out non-recursive structures (except that it gets a bit 
slower), or?

Could it make much harm then if we let describe-variable use it? And is 
it not a bug that Emacs hangs and eats all memory if you try to display 
a recursive structure with describe-variable?