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24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:25:22 -0700

This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
 
      /* If the contents are (KEYMAP . ELEMENT), go indirect.  */
      else if (KEYMAPP (XCAR (object)))
 error ("Wow, indirect keymap entry!!");
      else
 return object;


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2013-04-17 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 112320 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca-20130418001233-g6wsqi5bpq2hsd0k
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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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 22:46:53 -0800

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

> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
>
>       /* If the contents are (KEYMAP . ELEMENT), go indirect.  */
>       else if (KEYMAPP (XCAR (object)))
>  error ("Wow, indirect keymap entry!!");
>       else
>  return object;

So science.  Much helpful.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #11 received at 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:44:44 -0500

>> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:

Tell us why you care.


        Stefan

Message #14 received at 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Lars Ingebrigtsen
 <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:06:15 -0800 (PST)

> >> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
> 
> Tell us why you care.

I don't like Emacs (which I like) to issue unhelpful, inappropriate,
crappy error messages.  I got the erro message, and it meant nothing
to me.

Users deserve better.  Tell us why you do not care.

Message #17 received at 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:00:40 -0500

>> >> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
>> Tell us why you care.
> I don't like Emacs (which I like) to issue unhelpful, inappropriate,
> crappy error messages.  I got the erro message, and it meant nothing
> to me.
> Users deserve better.  Tell us why you do not care.

Maintainers also deserve better.  E.g. they deserve to know what you did
to trigger that error.


        Stefan "will you learn how to report bugs?"

Message #20 received at 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 14248 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:43:10 -0800 (PST)

> Maintainers also deserve better.  E.g. they deserve to know what you
> did to trigger that error.

I'm sorry, but I don't recall from a year ago.  And it's possible
that I was not aware at the time just what triggered the error.

As you know, when I can provide a how-it-happened I typically do.

But perhaps the code can tell you how this error is triggered?

And regardless of how the error was raised, why such a message?

Message #25 received at 14248-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 14248-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:48:15 -0500

> I'm sorry, but I don't recall from a year ago.  And it's possible
> that I was not aware at the time just what triggered the error.

Closing, then,


        Stefan

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