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

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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>

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16677: 24.3.50; Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, 67108923
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 09:02:43 -0800 (PST)

> > +    (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.

Yes; thanks to both of you for such a fix.
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