diff src/xdisp.c @ 104904:9d2e34daf3ab

(display_mode_element): Move list length limit from 50 to 5000 (see thread starting with <xbaik5174uqu.fsf@cam.ac.uk>).
author Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
date Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:20:51 +0000
parents 3fea2465f700
children eee8cf0c23f0
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--- a/src/xdisp.c	Thu Sep 10 03:03:27 2009 +0000
+++ b/src/xdisp.c	Thu Sep 10 03:20:51 2009 +0000
@@ -17750,8 +17750,12 @@
 	  }
 	else if (STRINGP (car) || CONSP (car))
 	  {
-	    register int limit = 50;
-	    /* Limit is to protect against circular lists.  */
+	    register int limit = 5000;
+	    /* Limit is to protect against circular lists.
+	       The limit used to be 50, but if you use enough minor modes,
+	       minor-mode-alist will easily grow past 50.  Circular lists
+	       are rather unlikely, so it's better for the limit to be
+	       "too large" rather than "too small".  */
 	    while (CONSP (elt)
 		   && --limit > 0
 		   && (precision <= 0 || n < precision))