GNU bug report logs - #10191
dired-query (in dired-aux.el) fails for certain help-char's, Emacs 23 and 24

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christopher Genovese <genovese.cr <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 06:28:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: 10191 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA
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 17:37:59 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

>> ; 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,

If we want to support keys as values of help-char that should probably
be documented.

Andreas.

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