GNU bug report logs - #43231
27.1; hexl-insert-hex-char on an empty file "hexl-current-address: Point is not on a character in the file".

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Igor Saprykin <sheleztt <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 21:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: sheleztt <at> gmail.com, 43231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43231: 27.1; hexl-insert-hex-char on an empty file "hexl-current-address: Point is not on a character in the file".
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:47:18 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: Igor Saprykin <sheleztt <at> gmail.com>,  43231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:40:22 +0200
> 
> > hexl-mode doesn't support adding or deleting characters, it only
> > supports replacing them.
> 
> The error message could be more helpful, though?

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