GNU bug report logs - #25545
26.0.50; long values in *Help* are truncated

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.0.50

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 25545 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu>
Cc: 25545 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25545: 26.0.50; long values in *Help* are truncated
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:29:04 +0200

> From: Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu>
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:02:40 -0500
> 
> 1. Insert into *scratch*:
> 
>   (defcustom my-long-defcustom-name-for-reasons-foo 'a-long-variable-name-because
>     "A docstring"
>     :type 'variable)
> 
> 2. Evaluate it
> 3. C-h v RET my-long-defcustom-name ... RET
> 
> The *Help* buffer's first two lines are
> 
> my-long-decustom-name-for-reasons-foos value is
> a-long-variable-name-becaus
> 
> missing the ultimate letter "e".  I had noticed this in some long string
> values where the ultimate double quote was missing.

Thanks, should be fixed now.
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