GNU bug report logs - #36970
26.2; invalid-read-syntax could print the location of the error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>

Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 08:29:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.2

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>
Cc: 36970 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36970: 26.2; invalid-read-syntax could print the location
 of the error
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:15:32 +0100

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Should the line/column numbers be based on what Fcount_lines return, or
> should they be the actual line number of the buffer?  That is, taking
> selective display etc into consideration or not? 

I think perhaps not?  Getting better error reporting here is mostly
useful when doing batch compilation etc.  If we're just saying (read
(current-buffer)), then point will be left at the offending character,
so we don't really need the info?  But we do need the info when doing
that from a byte-compile-file or the like...

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