GNU bug report logs - #47642
28.0.50; (error "Selection owner couldn't convert" UTF8_STRING)

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Message #31 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 47642 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Subject: Re: bug#47642: 28.0.50; (error "Selection owner couldn't convert"
 UTF8_STRING)
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:23:23 +0300

tags 47642 fixed
close 47642 28.0.50
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>>> I wonder why this error should be raised at all
>>> instead of just returning nil?
>>
>> That's a really good point -- this low-level error surely can't be of
>> interest to the Emacs user.  So you're right -- it should just return
>> nil here.
>
> Here's the patch that does this:

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