GNU bug report logs - #23999
25.0.95; Emacs hangs in rectangle-mark-mode with numeric prefix argument to `C-f'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.95

Done: charles <at> aurox.ch (Charles A. Roelli)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #27 received at 23999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: jwiegley <at> gmail.com, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 23999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23999: 25.0.95;
 Emacs hangs in rectangle-mark-mode with numeric prefix argument to
 `C-f'
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:31:33 +0300

> From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
> Cc: 23999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  jwiegley <at> gmail.com,  monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:25:29 +0200
> 
> > I'd appreciate if people who think some bug needs to block the release
> > asked for my and John's agreement first.
> 
> Just to be clear, I didn't make it a blocker.

I know.

> > I'm fine with pushing to master if no one objects to this particular
> > solution.
> 
> Why not emacs-25, given that the behavior is a regression from 24.5 (and
> of course assuming the fix doesn't break anything else)?

Because a workaround exists, and because we cannot assume it doesn't
break anything else without prolonging the pretest.
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