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24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15162: closed (24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " ")
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:11:02 +0000

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From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:31 +0200

$ emacs -Q " "

outputs a message "Empty string for buffer name is not allowed" and
refuses to visit the file.

This still worked in Emacs 22.3. Seems that this commit broke it:
http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/emacs/trunk/revision/79740

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 15162-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15162: 24.3; Emacs cannot visit a file named " "
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:10:23 -0400

Version: 24.4

Ulrich Mueller wrote:

> $ emacs -Q " "
>
> outputs a message "Empty string for buffer name is not allowed" and
> refuses to visit the file.

Don't know why you want to do that, but fixed.

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