APPROVE COMMIT This was posted to -beta a little while ago... Message-ID: <m364sn2kza.fsf(a)uh-oh.nvidia.com&gt; After testing, it works great. Thanks very much tbennett! Norbert, this change will mean that you'll have to roll new packages for: apel bbdb gnus liece (shouldn't this be retired now we have Riece?) net-utils tramp xemacs-devel As well as xemacs-base of course. NOTE: This patch has been committed. xemacs-base patch: ChangeLog files diff command: cvs -q diff -U 0 Files affected: ChangeLog Source files diff command: cvs -q diff -uN Files affected: timer-funcs.el Index: ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/packages/xemacs-packages/xemacs-base/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.169 diff -u -p -U0 -r1.169 ChangeLog --- ChangeLog 24 Jul 2005 09:03:06 -0000 1.169 +++ ChangeLog 11 Oct 2005 11:04:04 -0000 ＠＠ -0,0 +1,6 ＠＠ +2005-10-11 Steve Youngs <steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt; + + * timer-funcs.el (with-timeout): Use `unwind-protect' to ensure + the timer is always deleted. + From: tbennett(a)nvidia.com + Index: timer-funcs.el =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/packages/xemacs-packages/xemacs-base/timer-funcs.el,v retrieving revision 1.1 diff -u -p -u -r1.1 timer-funcs.el --- timer-funcs.el 22 Oct 2004 15:23:09 -0000 1.1 +++ timer-funcs.el 11 Oct 2005 11:03:50 -0000 ＠＠ -181,16 +181,18 ＠＠ be detected." (timeout-forms (cdr list))) `(let ((with-timeout-tag (cons nil nil)) with-timeout-value with-timeout-timer) - (when (catch with-timeout-tag - (progn - (setq with-timeout-timer - (start-itimer "with-timeout" #'with-timeout-handler - ,seconds nil nil t with-timeout-tag)) - (setq with-timeout-value (progn ,＠body)) - nil)) - ,＠timeout-forms - (delete-itimer with-timeout-timer) - with-timeout-value)))) + (unwind-protect + (when (catch with-timeout-tag + (progn + (setq with-timeout-timer + (start-itimer "with-timeout" #'with-timeout-handler + ,seconds nil nil t with-timeout-tag)) + (setq with-timeout-value (progn ,＠body)) + nil)) + ,＠timeout-forms + with-timeout-value) + (delete-itimer with-timeout-timer))))) + ;;;###autoload (defun y-or-n-p-with-timeout (prompt seconds default-value) -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | I am Dyslexic of Borg. | | Fusistance is retile. Your arse will be laminated. | |------------------------------------&lt;steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt;---|