GNU bug report logs - #4655
23.1.50; buffer-swap-text oddity

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:55:07 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

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Message #25 received at 4655 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 4655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: Re: bug#4655: 23.1.50; buffer-swap-text oddity
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:07:47 +0200

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 07:41, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:

> 2- save-excursion saves the "position and current buffer" as a marker.

> Combine 1 and 2 together, and you'll see that save-excursion ends up
> changing the current buffer.

Oops. Yes, I see.

Well, we could document it, but from my POV it looks more like a bug
than a "feature".

    Juanma
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