GNU bug report logs - #15655
Eval integer, see extraneous nonsense output

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Barry OReilly <gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 20:21:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Merged with 12985

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 15655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Barry OReilly <gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com>, 15655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#15655: Eval integer, see extraneous nonsense output
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:48:14 -0700 (PDT)

> Run emacs -Q. Type the number 23 in the scratch buffer. eval-last-sexp
> and see in the minibuffer: "23". eval-last-sexp again and see in the
> minibuffer: "23 (#o27, #x17, ?\C-w)". I didn't expect (#o27, #x17,
> ?\C-w).

This is getting to be a FAQ.  It's about time that the doc string for
`eval-last-sexp' gets updated to let users know to expect this feature.
The manual was updated, but the doc string was not.  Doc bug.
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 153 days ago.

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