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

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu>, 25545 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#25545: 26.0.50; long values in *Help* are truncated
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:08:41 -0800 (PST)

> (defcustom my-long-defcustom-name-for-reasons-foo
>   'a-long-variable-name-because "A docstring" :type 'variable)
> 
> 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

FWIW, I don't see that in this release.  Maybe a regression?

In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2016-09-17 built on LAPHROAIG
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 'configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install CFLAGS=-static'
This bug report was last modified 8 years and 171 days ago.

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