Subject: 24.0.94; When run with --batch, Emacs seems to start with point on the second line of the given file

From: Reuben Thomas <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:47:37 +0000

I noticed this when running the GNU Zile tests, which are also run on
Emacs to ensure that Zile is slavishly following Emacs's behavior.

Here is an interactive test test.el:

; end-of-line backward-word backward-word a save-buffer save-buffers-kill-emacs
(execute-kbd-macro "\C-e\M-b\M-ba\C-x\C-s\C-x\C-c")

which is run on the following input:

--- Cut here ---
Here is a sample file.
It has several lines.

And more than one paragraph.
--- Cut here ---

and should produce the following output:

--- Cut here ---
Here is a asample file.
It has several lines.

And more than one paragraph.
--- Cut here ---

but actually produces the following output:

--- Cut here ---
Here is a sample file.
It has aseveral lines.

And more than one paragraph.
--- Cut here ---

when run as:

emacs --no-init-file input --load test.el --batch --quick

but produces the correct output when run as:

emacs --no-init-file input --load test.el --quick

Up to Emacs 24.0.50, it produces the correct output either way.

In GNU Emacs 24.0.94.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10)
 of 2012-03-20 on skwd
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11103000
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $LC_CTYPE: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: CPerl

Minor modes in effect:
  TeX-PDF-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  flymake-mode: t
  flyspell-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  server-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  icomplete-mode: t
  global-whitespace-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-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

Recent input:
C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n 
C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n 
C-n C-n C-n C-x C-f t e s <tab> i n t e <tab> r <backspace> 
b a c k w a <tab> o <tab> <backspace> <backspace> w 
<backspace> - w o <tab> e <tab> <return> C-n <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <left> " ) ; C-x C-s <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> " ) ; C-x C-s <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <right> <right> <left> " ) 
; C-x C-s <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> C-x C-s 
C-x b r u n <help-echo> C-g C-x C-f <M-backspace> r 
u n <tab> <return> M-> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
C-x C-s C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ 
C-x C-s <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> SPC " - n w " , C-x C-s C-_ 
C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-x C-s 
C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-x C-s 
SPC " - - b a t c h " , C-x C-s M-x e m a c s - b u 
g - <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> r e p o r t - e r m a c s <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> = <backspace> <backspace> m 
a c s - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
Saving file /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl...
Wrote /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl
Undo! [12 times]
Saving file /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl...
Wrote /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl
Redo! [11 times]
Saving file /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl...
Wrote /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl
Saving file /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl...
Wrote /home/rrt/Software/zile-stable/tests/run-lisp-tests.pl

Load-path shadows:
/home/rrt/.emacs.d/elpa/dictionary-1.8.7/dictionary-init hides /usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/dictionary-el/dictionary-init
/home/rrt/.emacs.d/elpa/dictionary-1.8.7/dictionary hides /usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/dictionary-el/dictionary
/home/rrt/.emacs.d/elpa/dictionary-1.8.7/link hides /usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/dictionary-el/link
/home/rrt/.emacs.d/elpa/dictionary-1.8.7/connection hides /usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/dictionary-el/connection
/home/rrt/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/dict hides /usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el/dict
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-style hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-style
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-mik hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-mik
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/multi-prompt hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/multi-prompt
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-jp hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-jp
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-info hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-info
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/latex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/latex
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/texmathp hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/texmathp
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/context-nl hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/context-nl
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-font hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-font
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/toolbar-x hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/toolbar-x
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-buf hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-buf
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fptex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fptex
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/bib-cite hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/bib-cite
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/context-en hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/context-en
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fold hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fold
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/tex-bar hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-bar
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/context hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/context
/usr/local/share/emacs/24.0.94/site-lisp/auctex/font-latex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/font-latex

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