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info on non-existent node shows raw info buffer

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#16405: closed (Re: bug#16405: info on non-existent node shows
 raw info buffer)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:06:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#16405: info on non-existent node shows raw info buffer

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

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 16405-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16405: info on non-existent node shows raw info buffer
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:05:03 +0200

>>   (info "(File That Does Not Exist)Node That Does Not Exist")
>>
>> It displays an empty Info buffer.  I guess it would make sense to visit
>> the Dir node in this case.
>
> Only if you are not in Info already, I hope.  Otherwise, visiting DIR
> doesn't make sense: we should stay put in the node where we were.

This is fixed now to visit DIR only if no previous node is already visited.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: info on non-existent node shows raw info buffer
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:54:38 -0500

Package: emacs
Version: 24.3

(info "(emacs)Node That Does Not Exist")

This dumps you in a raw, unformatted info buffer, which is not very
friendly. I think it should format the info buffer as normal, go to the
start, and only then return

user-error: No such node or anchor: Node That Does Not Exist

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