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dired-query (in dired-aux.el) fails for certain help-char's, Emacs 23 and 24

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Message #16 received at 10191-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Christopher Genovese <genovese.cr <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 10191-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10191: dired-query (in dired-aux.el) fails for certain
	help-char's, Emacs 23 and 24
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:18:35 -0500

> ; original
> (if help-form
>     (format " [Type yn!q or %s] "
>             (key-description
>              (char-to-string help-char)))
>   " [Type y, n, q or !] ")

> When (characterp help-char) is nil, as in my case, char-to-string raises an
> error.

Thanks.  I've installed the patch below which should fix your problem,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/dired-aux.el'
--- lisp/dired-aux.el	2011-11-17 09:09:20 +0000
+++ lisp/dired-aux.el	2011-12-02 14:14:09 +0000
@@ -927,8 +927,7 @@
 		 (concat (apply 'format prompt args)
 			 (if help-form
 			     (format " [Type yn!q or %s] "
-				     (key-description
-				      (char-to-string help-char)))
+				     (key-description (vector help-char)))
 			   " [Type y, n, q or !] ")))
 	   (set sym (setq char (read-char-choice prompt char-choices)))
 	   (if (memq char '(?y ?\s ?!)) t)))))

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