GNU bug report logs - #17210
24.3.50; help mode [back] link to a C-h b keybind listing fails with message "Current buffer is not in Help mode"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ian Kelling <ian <at> iankelling.org>

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 23:49:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 17210 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ian <at> iankelling.org
Subject: bug#17210: 24.3.50; help mode [back] link to a C-h b keybind listing fails with message	"Current buffer is not in Help mode"
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:08:32 +0200

> That's what I thought.  But the same buffer (e.g. *scratch*) is passed
> to `describe-buffer-bindings' in both cases.  I'm sure that following
> the links forward and backward is responsible but why has that such
> drastic consequences?

It's `describe-bindings' itself, some sort of Heisenbug.

martin
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