GNU bug report logs - #2967
smart quotes in .emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Kit O'Connell" <vulpine <at> pobox.com>

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:00:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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

From: "Kit O'Connell" <vulpine <at> pobox.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: smart quotes in .emacs
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:53:37 -0500

Hi,

I was troubleshooting a friend's .emacs issues with the help of some
internet assistance. When I copy/pasted people's suggested .emacs
entries, some smart quotes got into the file, causing error messages.
You can see the whole process of how this happened here:
http://dreamcafe.com/words/2009/04/11/help-us-dr-internet-emacs-edition/#comment-5222

I think it would be good if emacs looked for smart quotes in .emacs
files and gave a warning or notice if it detected them. This would
help troubleshooting.

Kit
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