GNU bug report logs - #13177
24.3.50; doc of `read-char-by-name'

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Message #55 received at 13177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 13177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#13177: 24.3.50; doc of `read-char-by-name'
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:53:50 +0800

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

>> The problem for me is that I don't know what the intention (design)
>> was or why.  Maybe someone has a good reason to return nil or to
>> return a number that does not correspond to a recognized code point?
>
> It's called "read-char-by-name", so the intention is pretty clear: it
> should return a char.

Agreed.  I changed read-char-by-name on the trunk to signal an error for
invalid input.  (This also avoids other wonky cases, e.g. entering ##
giving the empty symbol because `read-char-by-name' uses `read'...)

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