GNU bug report logs - #11266
emacs 23.4 with --batch and (next-line)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: <michael_rytting <at> agilent.com>

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:16:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 11053

Found in version 24.0.94

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: <michael_rytting <at> agilent.com>
Cc: 11266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11266: emacs 23.4 with --batch and (next-line)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:46:29 -0400

tags 11266 notabug
thanks

> emacs -batch config.log --eval "(next-line 1)"
> And you'll see and End of buffer message.  While
> emacs -Q config.log --eval "(next-line 1)"
> Produces no such error.

`next-line' in Emacs-23 was changed to use visual lines rather than
logical lines, so its behavior depends on the shape of the selected
window.  And indeed, the selected-window depends on the terminal
(-batch uses a dummy terminal).


        Stefan
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