GNU bug report logs - #54044
27.2; `describe-function': Don't show empty list of key bindings

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:50:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 27.2; `describe-function': Don't show empty list of key bindings
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:49:28 +0000

emacs -Q
C-h f superword-mode

The *Help* output includes this, at the end:


key             binding
---             -------


Please consider not showing such an empty list of bindings.

In GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2021-03-26 built on CIRROCUMULUS
Repository revision: deef5efafb70f4b171265b896505b92b6eef24e6
Repository branch: HEAD
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19043
System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2009.19043.1466)
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bug#54044; Package emacs. (Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:56:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 54044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54044: 27.2; `describe-function': Don't show empty list of
 key bindings
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:54:56 +0100

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> emacs -Q
> C-h f superword-mode
>
> The *Help* output includes this, at the end:
>
> key             binding
> ---             -------
>
> Please consider not showing such an empty list of bindings.

It was considered and then fixed in Emacs 29.

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bug marked as fixed in version 29.1, send any further explanations to 54044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:56:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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