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25.3; Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info* buffer, not mini buffer

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.3; Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info*
 buffer, not mini buffer
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:26:57 +0000

(Under Fedora 26 and X, also with master,) to reproduce:

- "emacs -Q",
- C-h i for *info* buffer,
- g for "Go to node:",
- (does-not-exist) RET.

Result:

- Mini buffer says: "Info file does-not-exist does not
  exist",
- then switches back to "Go to node: (does-not-exist)",
- but cursor is put in *info* buffer, thus requiring to C-x
  o to reenter mini buffer to correct (or abort).

Expected result:

- The cursor should be in the mini buffer, not in *info*.

Message #10 received at 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
Cc: 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30091: 25.3;
 Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info*
 buffer, not mini buffer
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:57:29 +0200

Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de> writes:

> (Under Fedora 26 and X, also with master,) to reproduce:
>
> - "emacs -Q",
> - C-h i for *info* buffer,
> - g for "Go to node:",
> - (does-not-exist) RET.
>
> Result:
>
> - Mini buffer says: "Info file does-not-exist does not
>   exist",
> - then switches back to "Go to node: (does-not-exist)",
> - but cursor is put in *info* buffer, thus requiring to C-x
>   o to reenter mini buffer to correct (or abort).

Utterly weird.  I've tried to debug this, and the error is in

(Info-read-node-name "Go to node: ")

If you type "foo", then point does not move to the *info* buffer.  If
you type "(foo)", then point does move to the *info* buffer.

It seems like it's this code

         (lambda (string pred action)
           (complete-with-action
            action
            (Info-build-node-completions (Info-find-file file1))
            string pred))

that somehow (when `Info-find-file' raises a user-error pops to the
*info* buffer...  somehow...

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Message #13 received at 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
Cc: 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30091: 25.3;
 Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info*
 buffer, not mini buffer
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:04:46 +0200

OK, one step further.  The following pops to the *info* buffer:

(completion-table-with-context "(foo)" (lambda (string pred action) (complete-with-action action (Info-build-node-completions (Info-find-file "foo")))) nil nil nil)

-- 
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Message #16 received at 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
Cc: 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30091: 25.3;
 Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info*
 buffer, not mini buffer
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:08:03 +0200

OK, here's the bug:

	  ;; If there is no previous Info file, go to the directory.
	  (unless Info-current-file
	    (Info-directory))
	  (user-error "Info file %s does not exist" filename)))

Info-current-file is nil here, so it helpfully pops us back to the
*info* buffer before displaying the error.  I'm not sure what the right
fix here is...

-- 
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   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #19 received at 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
Cc: 30091 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30091: 25.3;
 Trying to go to non-existent info file puts the cursor in *info*
 buffer, not mini buffer
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:15:07 +0200

I've now pushed a fix in Emacs 27.1.

-- 
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   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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