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24.3.50; `report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#13510: closed (Re: bug#13510: 24.3.50; `report-emacs-bug'
 binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:43:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#13510: 24.3.50; `report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 13510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 13510-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13510: 24.3.50;
	`report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:41:40 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> This code in `report-emacs-bug' violates the convention set forth in
> (elisp) `Key Binding Conventions', which reserves `C-c' plus a
> letter for users:
>  
> (define-key (current-local-map) "\C-cm"
>      'report-emacs-bug-insert-to-mailer)

This is indeed a mistake.  Since this bug was introduced in Emacs 24.1,
it is a regression against Emacs 23; I went ahead and fixed it in the
emacs-24 branch, with the new binding C-c M-i.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50; `report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:56:22 -0800

This code in `report-emacs-bug' violates the convention set forth in
(elisp) `Key Binding Conventions', which reserves `C-c' plus a
letter for users:
 
(define-key (current-local-map) "\C-cm"
     'report-emacs-bug-insert-to-mailer)
 
Hard to believe this happened.  New key bindings, especially in longstanding,
core Emacs modes, should be reviewed before a
release.  The bug was introduced in Emacs 24.1.

The doc is unequivocal about this:
 
  Don't define `C-c LETTER' as a key in Lisp programs.  Sequences
  consisting of `C-c' and a letter (either upper or lower case) are
  reserved for users; they are the *only* sequences reserved for
  users, so do not block them.
 
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2013-01-18 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 111548 sdl.web <at> gmail.com-20130118182218-6ywd47qsbnow6nsg
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -IC:/Devel/emacs/build/include --ldflags -LC:/Devel/emacs/build/lib'

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