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24.2.90.1; `C-x 8 RET RET': `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil'

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From: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> ifi.uio.no>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.2.90.1; `C-x 8 RET RET': `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil'
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:55:04 +0100

`C-x 8 RET RET' gives `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil' in Emacs
version 24.2.90.1, whereas in version 24.2.1 it produces the message
`Not a Unicode character'.


In GNU Emacs 24.2.90.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10)
 of 2012-11-25 on x201
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11204000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x 8 <return> <return> M-x r e p o r t <return>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
call-interactively: Wrong type argument: characterp, nil

Load-path shadows:
None found.

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