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lisp/subr.el

@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ Don't call this function; it is for internal use only."
 			       (if (integerp b) (< a b)
 				 t)
 			     (if (integerp b) t
+                               ;; string< also accepts symbols.
 			       (string< a b))))))
 	(dolist (p list)
 	  (funcall function (car p) (cdr p))))
@@ -2485,6 +2486,29 @@ If BODY finishes, `while-no-input' returns whatever value BODY produced."
 	   (or (input-pending-p)
 	       ,@body))))))
 
+(defmacro condition-case-no-debug (var bodyform &rest handlers)
+  "Like `condition-case' except that it does not catch anything when debugging.
+More specifically if `debug-on-error' is set, then it does not catch any signal."
+  (declare (debug condition-case) (indent 2))
+  (let ((bodysym (make-symbol "body")))
+    `(let ((,bodysym (lambda () ,bodyform)))
+       (if debug-on-error
+           (funcall ,bodysym)
+         (condition-case ,var
+             (funcall ,bodysym)
+           ,@handlers)))))
+
+(defmacro with-demoted-errors (&rest body)
+  "Run BODY and demote any errors to simple messages.
+If `debug-on-error' is non-nil, run BODY without catching its errors.
+This is to be used around code which is not expected to signal an error
+but which should be robust in the unexpected case that an error is signalled."
+  (declare (debug t) (indent 0))
+  (let ((err (make-symbol "err")))
+    `(condition-case-no-debug ,err
+         (progn ,@body)
+       (error (message "Error: %s" ,err) nil))))
+
 (defmacro combine-after-change-calls (&rest body)
   "Execute BODY, but don't call the after-change functions till the end.
 If BODY makes changes in the buffer, they are recorded
@@ -2519,6 +2543,20 @@ The value returned is the value of the last form in BODY."
 
 ;;;; Constructing completion tables.
 
+(defun complete-with-action (action table string pred)
+  "Perform completion ACTION.
+STRING is the string to complete.
+TABLE is the completion table, which should not be a function.
+PRED is a completion predicate.
+ACTION can be one of nil, t or `lambda'."
+  ;; (assert (not (functionp table)))
+  (funcall
+   (cond
+    ((null action) 'try-completion)
+    ((eq action t) 'all-completions)
+    (t 'test-completion))
+   string table pred))
+
 (defmacro dynamic-completion-table (fun)
   "Use function FUN as a dynamic completion table.
 FUN is called with one argument, the string for which completion is required,
@@ -2540,10 +2578,7 @@ that can be used as the ALIST argument to `try-completion' and
        (with-current-buffer (let ((,win (minibuffer-selected-window)))
                               (if (window-live-p ,win) (window-buffer ,win)
                                 (current-buffer)))
-         (cond
-          ((eq ,mode t) (all-completions ,string (,fun ,string) ,predicate))
-          ((not ,mode) (try-completion ,string (,fun ,string) ,predicate))
-          (t (test-completion ,string (,fun ,string) ,predicate)))))))
+         (complete-with-action ,mode (,fun ,string) ,string ,predicate)))))
 
 (defmacro lazy-completion-table (var fun)
   ;; We used to have `&rest args' where `args' were evaluated late (at the