GNU bug report logs - #4101
23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:55:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>, 4101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#4101: 23.1.50; goto-line pushes mark
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.

In lisp you may as well do

   (goto-char (point-min))
   (forward-line N)
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