Re: ^M in the info files

[Stefan Monnier]

> When documenting the new option, I found a strange inconsistency
> between detect-coding-region/string and coding detection by
> insert-file-contents.  If null bytes are detected, detect_coding sets
> up to use no-conversion, but detect-coding-region/string does not call
> detect_coding.  Instead, detect-coding-region/string call
> detect_coding_system, which does not return no-conversion for a region
> or string that include null bytes.  insert-file-contents does use
> no-conversion for files that contain null bytes, but it does so
> because decode_coding_gap does call detect_coding.

> This creates an inconsistency for Lisp programs that do their own
> decoding: if they call detect-coding-region/string for a region or
> string with null bytes, they will not see no-conversion in the return
> value, but insert-file-contents will use no-conversion nonetheless.

> I think this inconsistency constitutes a bug.

Indeed, it sounds like a bug.  Not sure how/when it would manifest
itself, tho.


        Stefan