From unknown Fri Aug 15 17:56:49 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#4101 <4101@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#4101 <4101@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark Reply-To: bug#4101 <4101@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:56:49 +0000 retitle 4101 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark reassign 4101 emacs submitter 4101 Helmut Eller severity 4101 normal thanks From eller.helmut@gmail.com Sun Aug 9 22:48:08 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 10 Aug 2009 05:48:08 +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=-0.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL 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 n7A5m673003317 for ; Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:48:07 -0700 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:36800) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MaNjp-0007DJ-U6 for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:48:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MaNjp-0006NA-1J for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:48:05 -0400 Received: from dial-183165.pool.broadband44.net ([212.46.183.165]:37486 helo=ix) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MaNjo-0006Ma-Bd for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:48:04 -0400 Received: from helmut by ix with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MaNCi-0000oT-HT for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:52 +0200 From: Helmut Eller To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org Subject: 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:52 +0200 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Greylist: delayed 2047 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at monty-python; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:48:02 EDT goto-line pushes mark. This is not documented and makes goto-line essentially useless as a lisp function. Helmut From monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Mon Aug 10 09:38:49 2009 Received: (at 4101-close) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 10 Aug 2009 16:38:50 +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=-3.0 required=4.0 tests=HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts36.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.93]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n7AGcm3Z004308 for <4101-close@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:38:49 -0700 Received: from toip7.srvr.bell.ca ([209.226.175.124]) by tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20090810163847.LWVA1757.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@toip7.srvr.bell.ca> for <4101-close@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:38:47 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAHrnf0pGN48s/2dsb2JhbACBUs59hBgF Received: from bas1-montreal42-1178046252.dsl.bell.ca (HELO ceviche.home) ([70.55.143.44]) by toip7.srvr.bell.ca with ESMTP; 10 Aug 2009 12:41:35 -0400 Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 95B9FB454F; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:38:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Helmut Eller Subject: Re: bug#4101: 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark Message-ID: References: Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:38:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Helmut Eller's message of "Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:52 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > goto-line pushes mark. This is not documented and makes goto-line > essentially useless as a lisp function. Thanks. Indeed, it should usually not be called from Lisp. I've added it to byte-compile-interactive-only-functions so the byte-compiler will warn you. I've also changed the docstring. Stefan From rms@gnu.org Mon Aug 10 16:30:34 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 10 Aug 2009 23:30:34 +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=-5.5 required=4.0 tests=AWL,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 n7ANUWeT014401; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:30:34 -0700 Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MaeJz-0001d2-VI; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:30:31 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 From: Richard Stallman To: Helmut Eller , 4101@debbugs.gnu.org CC: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org In-reply-to: (message from Helmut Eller on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:52 +0200) Subject: Re: bug#4101: 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark Reply-to: rms@gnu.org References: Message-Id: Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:30:31 -0400 goto-line pushes mark. This is not documented and makes goto-line essentially useless as a lisp function. 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