GNU bug report logs - #36161
27.0.50; display-buffer-in-previous-window might choose not to use PREVIOUS-WINDOW

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

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Message #8 received at 36161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>, 36161 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36161: 27.0.50; display-buffer-in-previous-window might
 choose not to use PREVIOUS-WINDOW
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:16:51 +0200

> In particular, the last paragraph. When PREVIOUS-WINDOW and the selected
> window are the same, it can select a different window, contrary to its
> description.

Right.  I amended doc-string and info entry accordingly.

We can also change the semantics of this function to fit the old
doc-string but I'd prefer to not do that on the release branch.

Thanks, martin
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