GNU bug report logs - #14248
24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:31:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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?"
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