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24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression

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From: Jerome L Quinn <jlquinn <at> us.ibm.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:03:21 -0400

I see with emacs 24.4 that electric-indent mode is enabled globally by
default.  However, for some modes it seems like a major regression.  In
particular, it does strange things in fundamental and conf modes.

If I create a temporary buffer, it comes up in fundamental mode.  If I
then type:

a<RET>
a<RET>
a<RET>
a

I instead get

a
        a
                a
                        a

which isn't anything like I'd expect, and I can't see how it's useful
for anything.

Thanks
Jerry Quinn






In GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
 of 2014-12-10 on ikm123l.watson.ibm.com
Windowing system distributor `CentOS', version 11.0.11300000
System Description:	CentOS release 6.6 (Final)

Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/ikm/77/ws'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

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<return> C-x C-f C-g C-g C-g C-x C-f N L B <tab> . 
H <M-backspace> <M-backspace> <M-backspace> h <tab> 
<tab> N L B <tab> . <tab> <return> <next> <prior> C-s 
v i r t C-s C-a C-x C-x C-g C-a <prior> C-x 4 f N L 
B <tab> 2 <tab> <return> <M-next> <M-prior> <M-next> 
<M-prior> <M-next> <M-next> <M-prior> <next> <prior> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <double-down-mouse-1> <double-mouse-1> 
<triple-down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> 
<triple-drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-5> 
<mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5> <double-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> 
<triple-mouse-5> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <double-down-mouse-1> 
<double-mouse-1> <triple-down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> 
<mouse-movement> <triple-drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> 
<drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> 
<drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <double-down-mouse-1> 
<double-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-movement> <mouse-1> C-x C-g C-g C-g C-x C-f 
C-g C-g C-x b t b l . c <return> 1 C-x C-s C-x 4 f 
o u <tab> <return> <down> C-x 4 f f i <tab> X <tab> 
<return> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> 
<drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-a <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x o C-s l o w C-s C-a C-x 
o C-x o C-x C-f c a p <tab> C-g C-g C-x C-f t o k c 
<tab> <return> C-s i t e m C-s C-s C-s C-s C-s C-s 
C-s C-a <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-a M-< <down> <up> 
<down> <down> <down> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-left> M-g 6 7 <return> <down> C-l <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-left> <down> <C-left> <C-left> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-left> <C-left> <C-right> 
M-x e m a <tab> b u <tab> <M-backspace> <tab> <M-backspace> 
r e p o <tab> r <tab> e <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
C-x C-g is undefined
Quit [4 times]
Saving file /nls/p/885/ws/data/libACE_models/tokenizer/ss10.dev/data/tbl.conf...
Wrote /nls/p/885/ws/data/libACE_models/tokenizer/ss10.dev/data/tbl.conf
Mark saved where search started
Making completion list...
Quit [2 times]
Mark saved where search started
Mark set [2 times]
Making completion list... [2 times]

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None found.

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Message #8 received at 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jerome L Quinn <jlquinn <at> us.ibm.com>
Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:50:00 -0400

Jerome L Quinn wrote:

> If I create a temporary buffer, it comes up in fundamental mode.  If I
> then type:
>
> a<RET>
> a<RET>
> a<RET>
> a
>
> I instead get
>
> a
>         a
>                 a
>                         a
>
> which isn't anything like I'd expect, and I can't see how it's useful
> for anything.

I can't reproduce this. Do you have a recipe starting from emacs -Q?

Perhaps you have edited a csh script; http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433
What does C-h v indent-line-function  say?

Message #11 received at 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jerome L Quinn <jlquinn <at> us.ibm.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 12:15:33 -0400

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Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote on 05/12/2015 11:50:00 AM:

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> To: Jerome L Quinn/Watson/IBM <at> IBMUS
> Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: 05/12/2015 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
>
> Jerome L Quinn wrote:
>
> > If I create a temporary buffer, it comes up in fundamental mode.  If I
> > then type:
> >
> > a<RET>
> > a<RET>
> > a<RET>
> > a
> >
> > I instead get
> >
> > a
> >         a
> >                 a
> >                         a
> >
> > which isn't anything like I'd expect, and I can't see how it's useful
> > for anything.
>
> I can't reproduce this. Do you have a recipe starting from emacs -Q?

OK, it doesn't happen with -Q.  I guess I'll have to narrow down what's
mucking things in the startup.


> Perhaps you have edited a csh script; http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433
> What does C-h v indent-line-function  say?

I created a fundamental mode buffer:

indent-line-function is a variable defined in `indent.el'.
Its value is sh-basic-indent-line

Thanks
Jerry

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Message #14 received at 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jerome L Quinn <jlquinn <at> us.ibm.com>
Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 12:23:05 -0400

Jerome L Quinn wrote:

>> Perhaps you have edited a csh script; http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433
>> What does C-h v indent-line-function  say?
>
> I created a fundamental mode buffer:
>
> indent-line-function is a variable defined in `indent.el'.
> Its value is sh-basic-indent-line

Yes, that's http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433 .

If you upgrade to Emacs 24.5, it should be fixed.

Message #19 received at 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jerome L Quinn <jlquinn <at> us.ibm.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:37:02 -0400

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Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote on 05/12/2015 12:23:05 PM:

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> To: Jerome L Quinn/Watson/IBM <at> IBMUS
> Cc: 20557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: 05/12/2015 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: bug#20557: 24.4; electric-indent global mode is a regression
>
> Jerome L Quinn wrote:
>
> >> Perhaps you have edited a csh script; http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433
> >> What does C-h v indent-line-function  say?
> >
> > I created a fundamental mode buffer:
> >
> > indent-line-function is a variable defined in `indent.el'.
> > Its value is sh-basic-indent-line
>
> Yes, that's http://debbugs.gnu.org/19433 .
>
> If you upgrade to Emacs 24.5, it should be fixed.
>

OK, I just confirmed that 24.5 fixes it for me.

Thanks!

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