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24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments

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From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 10224-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:02:44 +0200

On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:17 +0200 Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:

> Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> writes:
>
>> 1. emacs -Q
>> 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-"
>> 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'.
>> 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and
>> subsequent prefix arguments.  `M-x' is, however, echoed.
>
> I tried reproducing this in Emacs 28, and I was unable to -- M-w doesn't
> stop C-u happening in the echo area.
>
> Are you still seeing this problem in recent Emacs versions?

No, I can't reproduce it in Emacs 27 or 28, so closing.  Thanks for
taking a look.

Steve Berman

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