GNU bug report logs - #5306
23.1.90; Error "Args out of range" when formatting string w/ text properties

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Maus <maus.david <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:09:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: David Maus <maus.david <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5306: 23.1.90; Error "Args out of range" when formatting string w/ text properties
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:34:16 -0500

> When formatting a string using the %s format specifier with a input
> string that has a text property under certain circumstances Emacs
> throws an args-out-of-range error.
>
> - Evaluate this (emacs -Q):
>   (format "%.10s" (concat "1234567890aaaa"
>      (propertize "12345678901234567890" 'xxx 25)))

Thank you for the bug report.  I've checked a fix into the Emacs
repository.
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