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28.0.50; Error when edebugging setting unbound place

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 46573 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#46573: 28.0.50; Error when edebugging setting unbound place
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:04:41 -0500

>> when edebugging something like
>>
>>   (setf PLACE VALUE)
>>
>> Edebug stops after PLACE and displays its "binding". 

Hmm... looks like we have a bug.

> This is due to this definition:
>
> ;; Autoload this `put' since a user might use C-u C-M-x on an expression
> ;; containing a non-trivial `push' even before gv.el was loaded.
> ;;;###autoload
> (put 'gv-place 'edebug-form-spec '(form)) ;So-called "indirect spec".
>
> That's certainly not correct for the simplest forms like

This has been there since the introduction of `gv`, so I think it
*is* correct.  The problem is elsewhere (likely introduced by some of
my recent changes to Edebug).


        Stefan

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