GNU bug report logs - #12598
24.2; utf-8 codepoints in doc-strings and compression of .el and .elc files

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Reported by: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>

Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 17:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 24.2

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Stromeko <at> nexgo.de, 12598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12598: 24.2; utf-8 codepoints in doc-strings and compression of .el and .elc files
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:06:59 -0500

>> We could, but I suspect that the problem (and the fix) would be the same
>> for all file-name-handlers.  IOW, the problem is not in how to access
>> the file's contents, but in how eval-buffer (used by
>> load-with-code-conversion) doesn't handle byte-compiled file correctly.
> Should eval-buffer handle byte-compiled code in a buffer?

BTW, making it work might be nice, but it's only worth the trouble if
the result is correct.  I.e. after correctly skipping the #@NNN, we also
want to make sure that subsequent needs to load the corresponding
dynamic docstring or (or dynamic bytecode) can correctly find it.


        Stefan
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