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23.0.90; customize-variable broken - 'Customize Buffer' contents dumped into 'current' buffer.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Livin Stephen Sharma <livin.stephen <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Cc: livin.stephen <at> gmail.com, livin.stephen <at> yahoo.com
Subject: 23.0.90; customize-variable broken - 'Customize Buffer' contents dumped into 'current' buffer.
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:29:27 +0530

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Let's say I'm working within my *scratch* buffer. Now, when I try to  
use 'customize-variable', an
empty new buffer is created called, say, "*Customize Option: Default  
Frame Alist*". However, all the
info/buttons/etc that 'should' have been in this customization buffer  
are 'actually' dumped inline
into the *scratch* buffer. I've seen this happen even after emacs has  
been quit and restarted.

Please note, this is not related to the 'compilation-nomessage-regexp- 
alist' errors that you may see
in this problem report.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0, NS apple- 
appkit-824.48)
 of 2009-05-13 on mac
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.824
configured using `configure  '--prefix' '/Applications/Emacs.app/ 
Contents/MacOS' '--with-ns' '--enable-ns-self-contained=yes' '-- 
enable-cocoa-experimental-ctrl-g=yes''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Custom

Minor modes in effect:
  ecb-minor-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  global-hl-line-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  size-indication-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
r i a b l e . C-a C-M-u C-p C-p C-p C-e <backspace>
SPC a n d SPC <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
<backspace> . C-n M-j SPC C-x r i B C-e 1 . SPC t e
<backspace> r i e s SPC t o SPC s e t SPC C-x r i c
C-M-n C-b n u <backspace> <backspace> t h i s C-e SPC
t o SPC C-x r i c C-M-n C-b n u l l C-e SPC - SPC w
h i c h SPC i s SPC n o t SPC a l l o w e d SPC s i
n c e SPC C-x r i c C-M-n C-b t h i s C-e SPC i s SPC
a SPC f i n a l e SPC <backspace> <backspace> SPC v
a r u <backspace> M-/ . M-q C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n
C-a C-k C-n C-x C-s C-c C-c C-c M-x j d e - j a v a
<tab> d o <tab> <tab> m a <tab> <tab> <return> C-h
v c o m o <backspace> p i M-/ M-/ <return> <M-backspace>
<M-backspace> <M-backspace> <tab> C-y <M-backspace>
<M-backspace> <tab> <M-backspace> n <tab> <tab> <backspace>
<backspace> <tab> C-g C-g <menu-bar> <options> <debug-on-error>
M-x M-p <return> <S-up> M-x M-p C-e - <tab> <return>
M-x c u s t o <tab> - C-g C-g <S-down> M-x c u s t
o m <tab> - - <backspace> v a r <tab> C-g C-x b s r
<backspace> c r a C-r <return> M-x c u s t o m m =
<backspace> <backspace> <tab> - v a <tab> <return>
d e a <tab> <backspace> f <tab> a <tab> f <tab> <return>
C-x 1 C-x b s c <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
(No files need saving)
Entering debugger...
(No files need saving)
let: Symbol's value as variable is void: compilation-nomessage-regexp- 
alist
Quit [3 times]
Making completion list...
Creating customization items...
Creating customization items ...done
Resetting customization items...done
Creating customization setup...done


 Livin Stephen
-- livin.stephen <at> gmail.com

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Message #10 received at 3775 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Livin Stephen Sharma <livin.stephen <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 3775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; customize-variable broken - 'Customize Buffer' contents dumped into 'current' buffer.
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:37:55 -0400

> Let's say I'm working within my *scratch* buffer. Now, when I try to
> use 'customize-variable', an empty new buffer is created called, say,
> "*Customize Option: Default Frame Alist*". However, all the
> info/buttons/etc that 'should' have been in this customization buffer
> are 'actually' dumped inline into the *scratch* buffer. I've seen this
> happen even after emacs has been quit and restarted.

I can't reproduce this.  Please try with a more recent pretest (the
present version is 23.0.95), and/or provide a detailed recipe for
reproducing this bug, starting with `emacs -Q'.

Message #17 received at 3775 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Livin Stephen Sharma <livin.stephen <at> gmail.com>
To: 3775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; customize-variable broken - 'Customize Buffer' contents dumped into 'current' buffer.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:19:07 +0530

 Livin Stephen
-- livin.stephen <at> gmail.com




On 07-Jul-09, at 20:07, Chong Yidong wrote:

>> Let's say ... happen even after emacs has been quit and restarted.
>
> I can't reproduce this.  Please try with a more recent pretest (the
> present version is 23.0.95), and/or provide a detailed recipe for
> reproducing this bug, starting with `emacs -Q'.

I think this is related to ecb-minor-mode being activated.
I can repro this every time when ecb is activated [irrespective of  
whether the ecb-windows are visible or hidden].

After calling ecb-deactivate, the problem goes away.

Message #22 received at 3775 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Livin Stephen Sharma <livin.stephen <at> gmail.com>,
        3775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3775: 23.0.90;	customize-variable broken - 'Customize Buffer'
 contents dumped into	'current' buffer.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:11:50 +0200

>>> Let's say ... happen even after emacs has been quit and restarted.
>>
>> I can't reproduce this.  Please try with a more recent pretest (the
>> present version is 23.0.95), and/or provide a detailed recipe for
>> reproducing this bug, starting with `emacs -Q'.
>
> I think this is related to ecb-minor-mode being activated.
> I can repro this every time when ecb is activated [irrespective of
> whether the ecb-windows are visible or hidden].
>
> After calling ecb-deactivate, the problem goes away.

Could you try to look at bug#1763

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1763

and tell us whether it's related to the bug you observe?

Thanks, martin.

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