GNU bug report logs - #15162
24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>

Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:00:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:31 +0200

$ emacs -Q " "

outputs a message "Empty string for buffer name is not allowed" and
refuses to visit the file.

This still worked in Emacs 22.3. Seems that this commit broke it:
http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/emacs/trunk/revision/79740
Reply sent to Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:11:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:11:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 15162-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15162: 24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:10:23 -0400

Version: 24.4

Ulrich Mueller wrote:

> $ emacs -Q " "
>
> outputs a message "Empty string for buffer name is not allowed" and
> refuses to visit the file.

Don't know why you want to do that, but fixed.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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