GNU bug report logs - #12583
latest org-mode changes exposes bug in `comment-forward' in newcomment.el

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Le Wang <l26wang <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:08:01 UTC

Severity: minor

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: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12583 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Le Wang' <l26wang <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#12583: latest org-mode changes exposes bug in `comment-forward'in newcomment.el
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:12:03 -0400

> For my own use, I wonder whether I should be calling `c-n-v' before
> I make use of `comment-search-forward'.

Yes, you should.

> BTW, why are there so many things besided commands that have autoload
> cookies in newcomment.el?  I know that you are not particularly in
> favor of unnecessarily autoloading variables, so I wonder what the
> story is here.  Thx.

The functionality of newcomment.el used to be in simple.el and hence
preloaded.  To make the transition as smooth as possible (there were
already plenty of changes) I autoloaded all the things which used to
be preloaded.


        Stefan
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