GNU bug report logs - #16677
24.3.50; Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, 67108923

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 02:58:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 16677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#16677: 24.3.50;
 Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, 67108923
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:01:59 +0200

> From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 04:55:04 +0100
> Cc: 16677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> +    (unless (characterp char)
> +      (user-error "%s is not a character"
> +                  (help-key-description (vector char) nil)))

"%s is not a valid character" is a better error message, IMO.
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