GNU bug report logs - #15360
24.3; Bug in abbrev--check-chars function in abbrev.el ?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: glenn.coombs <at> gmail.com

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:52:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Coombs <glenn.coombs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15360-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15360: 24.3;
 Bug in abbrev--check-chars function in abbrev.el ?
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:37:26 -0400

> The abbrev--check-chars function in abbrev.el is supposed to check either
> the current syntax table or the global syntax table.  According to the doc
> string if the second argument is nil the local syntax table is checked,
> otherwise the global syntax table will be checked.  From looking at the
> code it appears to do the opposite.  This means that when asked to check
> the local syntax table it actually checks the global syntax table.

Duh!  Sorry for that swap, you're absolutely right.
I just installed a fix for it in the emacs-24 branch,


        Stefan
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