GNU bug report logs - #16836
24.3.50.1; Wrong error from file local variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:55:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 16846

Found in version 24.3.50.1

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

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50.1; Wrong error from file local variable
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:57:52 +0100

When evaluating a buffer which starts with

-*- lexical-binding: t -*-

get the following error:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable -*-)
  eval-buffer()  ; Reading at buffer position 4
  call-interactively(eval-buffer record nil)
  command-execute(eval-buffer record)
  execute-extended-command(nil "eval-buffer")
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
  command-execute(execute-extended-command)

;;;;;;

GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10) of 2014-02-19
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Message #8 received at 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16836: 24.3.50.1; Wrong error from file local variable
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:03:22 +0100

> When evaluating a buffer which starts with
>
> -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
>
> get the following error:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable -*-)

Shouldn't that be in a comment?

;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:39:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:39:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:40:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 16836 16846. Request was from Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:40:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> Request was from Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:40:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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Message #21 received at 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: 16836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16836: 24.3.50.1; Wrong error from file local variable
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:52:23 +0100

Am 21.02.2014 18:57, schrieb Andreas Röhler:
> When evaluating a buffer which starts with
>
> -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
>
> get the following error:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable -*-)
>    eval-buffer()  ; Reading at buffer position 4
>    call-interactively(eval-buffer record nil)
>    command-execute(eval-buffer record)
>    execute-extended-command(nil "eval-buffer")
>    call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
>    command-execute(execute-extended-command)
>
> ;;;;;;
>
> GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10) of 2014-02-19
>
>
>
>

re-open bug#16836

If the code is correct, Debugger should not raise an error.
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Message #24 received at 16836-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 16836-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16836: 24.3.50.1; Wrong error from file local variable
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:58:23 +0100

There is nothing to fix.

Andreas.

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bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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