GNU bug report logs - #47766
28.0.50; choose-completion fails

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Madhu <enometh <at> meer.net>

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 48229

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Madhu <enometh <at> meer.net>
Subject: bug#47766: closed (Re: bug#47766: 28.0.50; choose-completion fails)
Date: Thu, 06 May 2021 11:00:03 +0000
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Your bug report

#47766: 28.0.50; choose-completion fails

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 47766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
To: Madhu <enometh <at> meer.net>
Cc: acm <at> muc.de, larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, gregory <at> heytings.org,
 47766-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47766: 28.0.50; choose-completion fails
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 10:59:43 +0000
Hello, Madhu.

On Thu, May 06, 2021 at 08:16:39 +0530, Madhu wrote:
> *  Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> <87a6p942l9.fsf <at> gnus.org>
> Wrote on Wed, 05 May 2021 17:33:54 +0200
> > Madhu <enometh <at> meer.net> writes:
> >> Thank you.  I'm running it now and will let you know if i spot
> >> anything.
> > This was almost two weeks ago -- did the patch work well?

> Yes. I haven't seen any problems (though I can't claim to have tested
> all the corner cases)

Thanks for the testing!  I wouldn't worry about the corner cases too
much.  As far as the minibuffer goes, corner cases constitute a near
infinite set.  ;-(

I'm closing the bug with this post.  If any more problems turn up in
this area, please report them in a new bug.  Thanks!

> ---Madhu

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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

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From: Madhu <enometh <at> meer.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 28.0.50; choose-completion fails
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:33:08 +0530 (IST)
In GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, Motif Version 2.3.8, cairo version 1.16.0)
 of 2021-04-14 built on maher
based on master 844b8949a71f180d395a237c768b22d91cf91ded
(with the motif revert reverted)

1. emacs -Q -eval '(setq pop-up-windows nil pop-up-frames t)'
2. C-x b TAB

this would pop up a new *Completions* buffer in a new frame
with are two choices *Messages* and *scratch*

3. choose a completion (click or hit enter on one of the choices)

user-error: Cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window



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