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23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Cc: rfrancoise <at> debian.org
Subject: 23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 21:50:33 +0100

Action:
C-h f
current-buffer

Symptioms (in the help buffer):
The first line was correct: "current-buffer is a built-in function in
`C source code'."

The rest of the buffer was irrelevant. Sorry, i can't remember the
contents; it was about another function...

In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.12)
 of 2009-02-28 on elegiac, modified by Debian
 (emacs-snapshot package, version 1:20090228-1)
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10402000
configured using `configure  '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--host'
'i486-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib'
'--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var'
'--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes'
'--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.0.91/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.0.91/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp'
'--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu'
'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN
-DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g -Wl,--as-needed'
'CPPFLAGS=''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Help

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  global-linum-mode: t
  linum-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  view-mode: t

Recent input:
<help-echo> C-h f c u r r <tab> b <tab> <return> C-x
1 C-x 2 C-x <right> C-x <right> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> C-h a b u g <tab> <backspace>
<return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <mouse-1> <mouse-1>
<mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1>
<mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-1> M-x r e p o <tab> r <tab> <return> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <file> <make-frame>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <switch-frame> C-h f c u r
r <tab> b u <tab> <return> C-h k C-h f <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<switch-frame> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-2> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x
k <return> C-k C-x k <return> C-x k <return> C-x 0
C-x k <return> C-x k <return> C-x k <return> C-x 1
C-x <right> C-x C-c <help-echo> C-h f c u r e <backspace>
r <tab> b <tab> <return> C-x 1 C-x 2 C-x <right> C-x
<right> C-h k C-x h <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-2> C-h k C-h f M-x r e p o <tab>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-2>

Recent messages:
Invalid face reference: font-lock-comment-face
Invalid face reference: font-lock-comment-delimiter-face [2 times]
Invalid face reference: linum
Invalid face reference: font-lock-comment-face
Invalid face reference: linum
Back to top level.
When done with this frame, type C-x 5 0
Type C-x 1 to delete the help window.
Type "q" to restore this window.
Making completion list...

Message #10 received at 2590 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com>, rfrancoise <at> debian.org
Cc: 2590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:06:18 -0500

> C-h f
> current-buffer
>
> Symptioms (in the help buffer):
> The first line was correct: "current-buffer is a built-in function in
> `C source code'."
>
> The rest of the buffer was irrelevant. Sorry, i can't remember the
> contents; it was about another function...

I can't reproduce this problem with CVS or the latest pretest.  It
sounds like a corrupted DOC file or something like that.  Romaine, can
you reproduce it in your snapshot package?

Message #15 received at 2590 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: rfrancoise <at> debian.org, 2590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:14:45 +0100

Hello,

On 3/7/09, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> wrote:
> I can't reproduce this problem with CVS or the latest pretest.  It
>  sounds like a corrupted DOC file or something like that.  Romaine, can
>  you reproduce it in your snapshot package?
>

I have just reproduced the bug:

1. C-h f
2. curr
3. TAB key (for the completion list)
4. Then Enter key

Symptoms (Help buffer):

«current-buffer is a built-in function in `C source code'.

[Missing arglist.  Please make a bug report.]

Default value of `scroll-bar-width' for buffers that don't override it.
This is the same as (default-value 'scroll-bar-width).»

In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.12)
 of 2009-02-28 on elegiac, modified by Debian
 (emacs-snapshot package, version 1:20090228-1)
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10402000
configured using `configure  '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--host'
'i486-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib'
'--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var'
'--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes'
'--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.0.91/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.0.91/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp'
'--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu'
'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN
-DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g -Wl,--as-needed'
'CPPFLAGS=''

Message #20 received at 2590 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: rfrancoise <at> debian.org, 2590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:32:10 +0100

On 3/7/09, christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> I have just reproduced the bug:
>
>  1. C-h f
>  2. curr
>  3. TAB key (for the completion list)
>  4. Then Enter key

Sorry, the actions were

1. C-h f
2. curr
3. TAB key (for the completion list)
4. bu
5. TAB key (for the completion list)
6. Then Enter key

I can't reproduce this problem twice in the same session. Hope this helps.

Message #25 received at 2590 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Romain Francoise <romain <at> orebokech.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: christophe <cponcy <at> gmail.com>, 2590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.91; Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:42:29 +0100

Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> writes:

> I can't reproduce this problem with CVS or the latest pretest.  It
> sounds like a corrupted DOC file or something like that.  Romaine,
> can you reproduce it in your snapshot package?

Yes, I can reproduce it with emacs-snapshot but not with a regular
CVS build.  It works fine with the snapshot based on 23.0.90.

Message #30 received at 2590-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 2590-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Bug#2590 Missing arglist when invoking C-h f
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:37:47 -0400

I am closing this because it works fine in Debian's released emacs23 package.

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