GNU bug report logs - #39682
describe-package disabled by help-fns+.elc compiled in older Emacs

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Message #27 received at 39682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Tim Johnson <tim <at> tj49.com>
Cc: 39682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#39682: 26.3; Help window for list-packages disabled
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:53:17 -0500

Tim Johnson <tim <at> tj49.com> writes:

> Here is *Messages* and tabulated-list-get-id
>
> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
> Importing package-keyring.gpg...done
> Package refresh done
> No package specified
> Quit
> #s(package-desc ace-window (0 9 0) "Quickly switch windows." ((avy (0
> 2 0))) single "gnu" nil ((:keywords "window" "location") (:authors
> ("Oleh Krehel" . "ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com")) (:maintainer "Oleh Krehel"
> . "ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com") (:url
> . "https://github.com/abo-abo/ace-window")) nil)

Hmm, that seems like it should be okay.  What about

    M-: (package-desc-p (tabulated-list-get-id)) RET

Also try (setq debug-on-message "No package specified") and then trigger
the error again.  Perhaps the resulting backtrace will give some hints
as to what is happening.

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