From unknown Mon Aug 18 07:45:49 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#4119: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS Reply-To: "Holger Schurig" , 4119@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: "Holger Schurig" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:15:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 4119 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.124998899622730 (code B ref -1); Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:15:03 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 11 Aug 2009 11:09:56 +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=0.0 required=4.0 tests=none 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 n7BB9r2C022727 for ; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:09:55 -0700 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:54089) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEn-0001mf-4n for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:53 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEj-00066j-Qm for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:52 -0400 Received: from mx51.mymxserver.com ([85.199.173.110]:43282) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEj-00065y-1B for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:49 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.mx51.mymxserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70B7A4B00A; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:46 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by Mittwald Mailscanner Received: from mx51.mymxserver.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx51.mymxserver.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id bOkAiYfxmZiE; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lin01.mn-solutions.de (pD95F84E6.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [217.95.132.230]) by mx51.mymxserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13E594B009; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: by lin01.mn-solutions.de (Postfix, from userid 116) id 5A3D71E0050; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mnz66.mn-solutions.de (mnz66.mn-solutions.de [192.168.233.66]) by lin01.mn-solutions.de (Postfix) with SMTP id 69CA81E0010; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mnz66.mn-solutions.de (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 From: "Holger Schurig" Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org CC: rfrancoise@debian.org Message-Id: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers usually do not have translators to read other languages for them. Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org mailing list. Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug and the precise symptoms of the bug: etc/PROBLEMS gives the command example: emacs -q -batch -f list-load-path-shadows However, it should be emacs -q --batch -f list-load-path-shadows (Note the "--" in front of "batch"). In GNU Emacs 23.0.96.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20) of 2009-07-30 on mnz66.mn-solutions.de, modified by Debian (emacs-snapshot package, version 1:20090725-1) Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.70101000 configured using `configure '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--host' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.0.96/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.0.96/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2'' From unknown Mon Aug 18 07:45:49 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System) To: "Holger Schurig" Subject: bug#4119 closed by Glenn Morris (Re: bug#4119: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS) Message-ID: References: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> X-Emacs-PR-Message: they-closed 4119 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 4119@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:06 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1250010006-31717-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1250010006-31717-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #4119: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS It has been closed by Glenn Morris . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Glenn Morris by replying to this email. --=20 4119: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D4119 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1250010006-31717-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 4119-done) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 11 Aug 2009 16:55:13 +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=-8.0 required=4.0 tests=AWL,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, X_DEBBUGS_NO_ACK 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 n7BGtBvD031401 for <4119-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:55:12 -0700 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Maucw-0000Mw-FX; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:55:10 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: 4119-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#4119: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS References: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> X-Spook: enigma Venezuela cryptographic South Africa argus AUTODIN X-Ran: v0rv-`#Y|Ap~b)'y7*YWMK2kAx9'F|lJ".TA}PpAJE2^[%SM$1AY>PGB,T4uo9KwA(Z"k* X-Hue: blue X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes X-Attribution: GM Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:55:10 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> (Holger Schurig's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii "Holger Schurig" wrote: > etc/PROBLEMS gives the command example: > > emacs -q -batch -f list-load-path-shadows > > However, it should be > > emacs -q --batch -f list-load-path-shadows A single "-" works fine too, as you can see eg from EMACSOPT in lisp/Makefile.in in the Emacs sources. Or by testing it. ------------=_1250010006-31717-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 11 Aug 2009 11:09:56 +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=0.0 required=4.0 tests=none 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 n7BB9r2C022727 for ; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:09:55 -0700 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:54089) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEn-0001mf-4n for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:53 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEj-00066j-Qm for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:52 -0400 Received: from mx51.mymxserver.com ([85.199.173.110]:43282) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MapEj-00065y-1B for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:09:49 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.mx51.mymxserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70B7A4B00A; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:46 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by Mittwald Mailscanner Received: from mx51.mymxserver.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx51.mymxserver.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id bOkAiYfxmZiE; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lin01.mn-solutions.de (pD95F84E6.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [217.95.132.230]) by mx51.mymxserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13E594B009; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: by lin01.mn-solutions.de (Postfix, from userid 116) id 5A3D71E0050; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mnz66.mn-solutions.de (mnz66.mn-solutions.de [192.168.233.66]) by lin01.mn-solutions.de (Postfix) with SMTP id 69CA81E0010; Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mnz66.mn-solutions.de (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 From: "Holger Schurig" Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200 To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org CC: rfrancoise@debian.org Subject: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS Message-Id: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers usually do not have translators to read other languages for them. Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org mailing list. Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug and the precise symptoms of the bug: etc/PROBLEMS gives the command example: emacs -q -batch -f list-load-path-shadows However, it should be emacs -q --batch -f list-load-path-shadows (Note the "--" in front of "batch"). In GNU Emacs 23.0.96.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20) of 2009-07-30 on mnz66.mn-solutions.de, modified by Debian (emacs-snapshot package, version 1:20090725-1) Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.70101000 configured using `configure '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--host' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.0.96/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.0.96/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2'' ------------=_1250010006-31717-1-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 07:45:49 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#4119: 23.0.96; wrong command example in PROBLEMS Reply-To: Andreas Schwab , 4119@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:05:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 4119 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.125000994631644 (code B ref -1); Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:05:04 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 11 Aug 2009 16:59:06 +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. 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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:58:46 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20090811110934.69CA81E0010@lin01.mn-solutions.de> (Holger Schurig's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:09:34 +0200") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.58 on 172.16.27.26 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) "Holger Schurig" writes: > etc/PROBLEMS gives the command example: > > emacs -q -batch -f list-load-path-shadows > > However, it should be > > emacs -q --batch -f list-load-path-shadows $ emacs -help [...] You can generally also specify long option names with a single -; for example, -batch as well as --batch. You can use any unambiguous abbreviation for a --option. [...] Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."