Subject: bug#42611: 26.3; edit-abbrevs lets me type and commit, but doesn't store anywhere and abbrevs don't work

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:36:43 +0000

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On October 17, 2020, 7:41 PM GMT+11 [email-masked] wrote:

Brett Randall <[email-masked]> writes:

>> Actions that triggered the bug:
>>
>> M-x edit-abbrevs
>>
>> Enter abbrevs in fundamental or global abbreviations at bottom of the list, e.g.:
>>
>> "dfn" 0 "definition"
>>
>> C-c C-c
>>
>> Buffer appears committed (modified flag disappears). Close buffer, test the abbrev
>> in "abbrev-mode" minor mode and nothing happens. M-x edit-abbrevs again. The
>> definition I entered is no longer there. This is in the same session. Emacs was not
>> closed/reopened. The definitions are not applying/temporarily saving.

> I'm unable to reproduce this bug either in Emacs 26.3 or on the trunk.
> `C-c C-c' in the *Abbrevs* buffer updates the abbreviation for me.

> Are you able to reproduce this bug starting from "emacs -Q"?

Yes, the bug exists from there too.

Brett
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