GNU bug report logs - #16985
indent-for-tab-command error messages could mention line numbers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:57:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 16985 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 16985 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16985: indent-for-tab-command error messages could mention
 line numbers
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:27:08 -0400
SM> IOW, please tell us in which case you got the above error, so we can
SM> catch it and turn it into a non-error.
> I recall it was when I was editing a perl program, so try with perl
> mode... But anyway I think it would be better to catch such errors.

Hmm... catch them and do what?  Such a signal means that's a coding
error somewhere in the indentation code, so hiding the signal is not
a good idea.


        Stefan




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