GNU bug report logs - #12974
24.2; Imprecise Error Message "not a valid tags table"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz <at> googlemail.com>

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:03:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.2

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 12974-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz <at> googlemail.com>
Cc: 12974-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12974: 24.2; Imprecise Error Message "not a valid tags table"
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:20:17 -0500

Version: 24.4

> ,----------------------------------------------------------------------
> | visit-tags-table-buffer: File /my/dir/TAGS is not a valid tags table.
> `----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This is confusing, since the message suggests problems with the tag-file
> format, but single-stepping through the backtrace buffer reveals that
> (file-exits-p) returned nil at some point, thus the tags-file could not
> be found (while its format might be ok).

Thanks, should be fixed on the trunk,


        Stefan
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