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

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From: <michael_rytting <at> agilent.com>
To: <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 11266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#11266: emacs 23.4 with --batch and (next-line)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:47:49 -0600

Good to know, I've already corrected my scripts to use forward-line instead.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stefan Monnier [mailto:monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 3:46 PM
To: RYTTING,MICHAEL (A-ColSprings,ex1)
Cc: 11266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11266: emacs 23.4 with --batch and (next-line)

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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