From unknown Sat Jun 14 03:50:10 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#3463: 23.0.94; describe-variable misses buffer local value for long outputs Reply-To: Lennart Borgman , 3463@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Lennart Borgman Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:30:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 3463 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.12440606628351 (code B ref -1); Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:30:03 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 3 Jun 2009 20:24:22 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. 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To show this start from "emacs -Q" and in *scratch* write (set (make-local-variable 'auto-mode-alist) nil) and eval it. Then show the value of auto-mode-alist in *scratch* with describe-variable. In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-05-23 Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping' From unknown Sat Jun 14 03:50:10 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#3463: 23.0.94;describe-variable misses buffer local value for long outputs Reply-To: "Drew Adams" , 3463@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:50:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3463 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.124406175910981 (code B ref -1); Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:50:03 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 3 Jun 2009 20:42:39 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=unavailable version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n53KgZaI010976 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:42:36 -0700 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:53314 helo=mx10.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxIA-0006ae-DT for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:42:34 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxI8-0002gd-HH for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:42:33 -0400 Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123]:43939 helo=rgminet11.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxI8-0002gF-4O for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:42:32 -0400 Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rgminet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n53Kh17w024512 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:43:02 GMT Received: from abhmt002.oracle.com (abhmt002.oracle.com [141.146.116.11]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n53KhB59023631; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:43:11 GMT Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:42:11 -0700 From: "Drew Adams" To: "'Lennart Borgman'" , <3463@debbugs.gnu.org>, References: Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:42:11 -0700 Message-ID: <7D97A891D74F4A06B65FFEEAE06B9009@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcnkiyubD7XyBoUWRrWmxMmn9mT30AAADnog X-Source-IP: abhmt002.oracle.com [141.146.116.11] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A010207.4A26E023.030F:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) > describe-variable overwrites its own input when showing the value of a > buffer local variable that has a default value with long output. To > show this start from "emacs -Q" and in *scratch* write > > (set (make-local-variable 'auto-mode-alist) nil) > > and eval it. Then show the value of auto-mode-alist in *scratch* with > describe-variable. I did that, but I don't see the problem. Can you describe (or show) what the problem is that you see? What do you mean by "overwrites its own input"? In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)' From unknown Sat Jun 14 03:50:10 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#3463: 23.0.94;describe-variable misses buffer local value for long outputs Reply-To: Lennart Borgman , 3463@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Lennart Borgman Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:55:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3463 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.124406197911337 (code B ref -1); Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:55:04 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 3 Jun 2009 20:46:19 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n53KkFAc011332 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:46:16 -0700 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:53467) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxLi-0006n0-Vf for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:46:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxLi-0003JA-AZ for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:46:14 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f209.google.com ([209.85.218.209]:59159) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MBxLi-0003J4-0u for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:46:14 -0400 Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so298727bwz.42 for ; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:46:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=LQLNx+JreqLs8MEUEhyKM41gOHhWh1YWLQ7lhP8uyqg=; b=E6qfaJmqMSDydUJglgK46aUkN9fz/gcsw9V+7qyNyVy0pnWcO/vYe9EPKjwANwb/ek unFHVY7D8prvFLmdKf92YUfKgy54CjU9kveAvzMjvh+wm+7xxjlGtUP0J/0dX3+bAb1B +SG/B3wOVwqzvdSA5ZehvvAt81JxiRIcEraXc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DbICQqVIhPZ8VaZHaeolgehFsliRfykvoUqVo/7aiVVk0JsIzD46UhFN2us74jzZB2 8ksjflkWeBWFSJlo4u1Mhu8vji+rgLcMXkh8CmHfgOksYQjIBwj/+DfXmiCrUMw/DSE4 2u12oT6015puW/Ioyv5wQ8xYilIY+p6P1YW1M= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.136.134 with SMTP id h6mr121003hbh.71.1244061972767; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:46:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <7D97A891D74F4A06B65FFEEAE06B9009@us.oracle.com> References: <7D97A891D74F4A06B65FFEEAE06B9009@us.oracle.com> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:46:12 +0200 Message-ID: From: Lennart Borgman To: Drew Adams Cc: 3463@debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Thanks Drew, your are right. It is there. I just did not see it. So this is not a bug. Sorry for the trouble. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Drew Adams wrote: >> describe-variable overwrites its own input when showing the value of a >> buffer local variable that has a default value with long output. To >> show this start from "emacs -Q" and in *scratch* write >> >> =C2=A0 (set (make-local-variable 'auto-mode-alist) nil) >> >> and eval it. Then show the value of auto-mode-alist in *scratch* with >> describe-variable. > > I did that, but I don't see the problem. Can you describe (or show) > what the problem is that you see? What do you mean by "overwrites > its own input"? > > In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) > =C2=A0of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON > Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 > configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)' > > From cyd@stupidchicken.com Wed Jun 3 18:45:59 2009 Received: (at control) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 4 Jun 2009 01:46:00 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. 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