GNU bug report logs - #19826
25.0.50; wrong binding for 'comment-line

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu>

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #15 received at 19826-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 19826-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 1cb3428: * bindings.el (ctl-x-map): There
 is no 'C-; '.
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:04:49 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Artur Malabarba wrote:
> The actual binding was supposed to be C-x C-;. The problem with bootstrap
> surprises me, but I guess it must be something in the order that files are
> loaded.

It's because if you try to evaluate the string "\C-;", Emacs throws (error 
"Invalid modifier in string").  I installed the attached patch to use the 
keybinding that you wanted.  This should fix the bug, so I'm closing the bug report.

[0001-Fix-the-desired-binding-for-comment-line.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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