GNU bug report logs - #23425
master branch: `message' wrongly corrupts ' to curly quote.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 23425 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 23425 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#23425: master branch: `message' wrongly corrupts ' to curly
 quote.
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 09:41:08 -0700 (PDT)

> > This has wasted a lot of time identifying the problem, and fruitlessly
> > searching for a solution in the Emacs and Elisp manuals, etc.
> 
> Wow.  That's pretty egregious: (message "'foo'") => "'foo'"
> 
> It's part of Paul grand War On Quotes, I guess.  I think this part
> should be reverted, at least.

You mean you don't find the improvement more beautiful?  Luddite! ;-)
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