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describe-bindings listp, #<EMACS BUG: INVALID DATATYPE>

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Criveti Mihai <crivetimihai <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: describe-bindings listp, #<EMACS BUG: INVALID DATATYPE>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:35:12 +0200

M-x describe-bindings doesn't work anymore. Worked in 22.3 on this
machine, same compiler (XL C 10.1), etc.
M-x describe-bindings: Wrong type argument: listp, #<misc free cell>

M-x version reports: GNU Emacs 23.0.90.2 (powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0) of
2009-02-19 on phobos

M-x toggle-debug-on-error then M-x describe bindings reports:
1 Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument listp #<marker in
no buffer>)
2   describe-buffer-bindings(#<buffer *scratch*> nil nil)
3   describe-bindings-internal(nil nil)
4   describe-bindings()
5   call-interactively(describe-bindings t nil)
6   execute-extended-command(nil)
7   call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)

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    `bt full' and `xbacktrace'.
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In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.2 (powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0)
 of 2009-02-19 on phobos
configured using `configure  '--with-x=no''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
ESC [ > 8 3 ; 4 0 0 0 3 ; 0 c ESC x d e s c TAB b i
n TAB RET ESC x r e p o r TAB RET

Recent messages:
("emacs" "-q")
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
describe-bindings-internal: Wrong type argument: listp, #<EMACS BUG:
INVALID DATATYPE (MISC 0x746f) Save your buffers immediately and
please report this bug>

Message #10 received at 2383 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Criveti Mihai <crivetimihai <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 2383 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: describe-bindings listp, #<EMACS BUG: INVALID DATATYPE>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:10:43 -0400

> M-x describe-bindings doesn't work anymore. Worked in 22.3 on this
> machine, same compiler (XL C 10.1), etc.  M-x describe-bindings: Wrong
> type argument: listp, #<misc free cell>

I can't reproduce it on GNU/Linux, so this might be AIX-only.  That
would be strange.  Do you still see it happening with latest CVS?  Have
you tested on other platforms?

Message #15 received at 2383 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Criveti Mihai <crivetimihai <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 2383 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: Re: bug#2383: describe-bindings listp, #<EMACS BUG: INVALID DATATYPE>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:24:46 +0200

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 17:10, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> wrote:

> I can't reproduce it on GNU/Linux, so this might be AIX-only.  That
> would be strange.  Do you still see it happening with latest CVS?  Have
> you tested on other platforms?

You didn't answer Chong's question. Do you still see the problem with
newer releases or the trunk?

    Juanma

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