GNU bug report logs - #4616
23.1.50; empty script files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>

Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:10:06 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Cc: 4616 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#4616: 23.1.50; empty script files
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:13:03 +0200

Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de> writes:

> Execute an Emacs script file with no actual lisp code in it, like this:
>
> ===File ~/x.el==============================================
> #!/home/rost/build/cvs/emacs/src/emacs --script
>
> ============================================================
>
> One gets an error:
>
> End of file during parsing: /home/rost/x.el
>
> Same problem if the file has some additional ";"-commented lines in it.

The Emacs Lisp reader always requires at least one sexp in the input.
This is independent of the source of the input.

Andreas.

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