Re: FIXME: When the reader is called in the minibuffer.

[Stefan Monnier]

> I was fiddling with the reader when I found this:
>
>     /* FIXME: ?! When is this used !?  */
>         return call1 (intern ("read-minibuffer"),
>                 build_string ("Lisp expression: "));
>
> This code is called when the reader is called from the minibuffer
> *without a stream*, like this:

Yes, that's the part I could figure out, indeed.
But that still leaves open the question of whether this is ever used.
IOW, what would break if we were to remove this case?

> M-:
> Eval: (read) RET
> Lisp expression: ;; Insert elisp code here

When was the last time you did that? 
And why did you do it this way rather than via (read-minibuffer "Foo: ")?


        Stefan