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24.3; *grep* fails to display line numbers with global-linum-mode

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: mdl <at> alum.mit.edu
Subject: bug#16006: closed (Re: bug#16006: 24.3; *grep* fails to display
 line numbers with global-linum-mode)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:35:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#16006: 24.3; *grep* fails to display line numbers with global-linum-mode

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Mark Lillibridge <mdl <at> alum.mit.edu>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 16006-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16006: 24.3;
 *grep* fails to display line numbers with global-linum-mode
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:34:09 -0700

Mark Lillibridge <mdl <at> alum.mit.edu> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>  > Note that only the first four lines of the *grep* buffer have line
>>  > numbers when all the visible lines should have line numbers.  Switching
>>  > to the new *grep* buffer dones make the line numbers appear.
>>
>>  Indeed linum.el suffers from various corner case problems.  Maybe this
>>  one is fixed in Emacs trunk, or maybe it can be fixed.  But the
>>  implementation technique used by linum.el has proved over the years to
>>  lead to many such corner case issues.
>>
>>  I suggest you try out nlinum.el (available in GNU ELPA) which provides
>>  basically the same functionality as linum.el but using a different
>>  implementation approach, which is more robust.
>
>     Very nice!  Does not suffer from this bug.  I will play with it
> more.  Add the following in order to get a global mode:

So the solution here was to use nlinum instead of linum.  We now also
have display-numbers-mode.

Since there also have been no further updates here within 6 years, I'm
closing this bug now.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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From: Mark Lillibridge <mdl <at> alum.mit.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; *grep* fails to display line numbers with global-linum-mode
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:13:22 -0800

The following should produce a *grep* buffer:

    emacs -q
    M-x global-linum-mode
    ^x^f ~
    M-x grep
    a *

Note that only the first four lines of the *grep* buffer have line
numbers when all the visible lines should have line numbers.  Switching
to the new *grep* buffer dones make the line numbers appear.

- Mark


In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2013-11-29 on foil
Windowing system distributor `The Cygwin/X Project', version 11.0.11403000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 7.2 (wheezy)

Configured using:
 `configure '--prefix=/home/mdl/bin/emacs-24.3' '--without-gif''

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Dired by name

Minor modes in effect:
  global-linum-mode: t
  linum-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<help-echo> <help-echo> C-x C-f <help-echo> <escape> 
<backspace> <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <escape> 
x g r e p <return> f o o <return> C-x o C-x k <return> 
<escape> x l i n u m <tab> <return> C-x o <escape> 
x g l o b <tab> l i <tab> <return> <escape> x g r e 
p <return> f o o <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> 
<escape> x g r e p <return> a SPC * <return> <escape> 
x r e p o <tab> r <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Grep finished with no matches found
Linum mode enabled
Global-Linum mode enabled
Grep finished with no matches found
Making completion list...

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