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26; `group' :type for defcustom

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#33566: closed (Re: bug#33566: [PATCH] RE: bug#33566: 26;
 `group' :type for defcustom)
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 08:05:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#33566: 26; `group' :type for defcustom

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 33566 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, 33566-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33566: [PATCH] RE: bug#33566: 26; `group' :type for defcustom
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0200

> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:35:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> ping.  Could someone please consider committing
> this patch.  Thx.

Sorry for the delay.  Installed on the emacs-26 branch.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26; `group' :type for defcustom
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 12:44:56 -0800 (PST)

It seems like defcustom composite :type `group' does not work.

See https://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/46357/105.

emacs -Q

(defcustom foo '(1 2 3)
  "..."
  :type '(group integer integer integer)
  :group 'emacs)

M-x customize-option foo

Shows this message in *Messages*:

custom-variable-value-create: Bad format

And buffer *Customize Option: Foo* is not complete.  I see only this:

------------8<----------------

Custom settings cannot be saved; maybe you started Emacs with '-q'.
For help using this buffer, see Easy Customization in the Emacs manual.

                                          Search 

Operate on all settings in this buffer:
 Revert...   Apply  

Hide 
------------8<----------------

The doc says that :type `group' should be very similar to :type `list',
but without tags.

See also this bug:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-pretest-bug/2007-06/msg00067.html

In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2018-05-30
Repository revision: 07f8f9bc5a51f5aa94eb099f3e15fbe0c20ea1ea
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.16299
Configured using:
 `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
 --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''

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