GNU bug report logs - #5677
help messages should be more forthcoming as to why they don't know where a function came from

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 02:54:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: 572409 <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: help messages should be more forthcoming as to why they don't know
	where a function came from
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:53:29 +0800

Sometimes we see
C-q runs the command quoted-insert, which is an interactive compiled
Lisp function in `simple.el'.

Sometimes we only see
tempo-template-html-header-6 is an interactive Lisp function.

I.e., where the function came from is a mystery.

I propose that the help functions involved say more as to why they can't
figure out where the function came from, and perhaps even invite the
user to report a bug if he knows where the function came from.
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:28:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Added tag(s) moreinfo. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Added tag(s) wontfix. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:02:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Reply sent to Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 5677-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5677: help messages should be more forthcoming as to why they
	don't know where a function came from
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:06:01 -0500

If the could knew why they could not find the definition, then they
would probably be able to find the definition. So: no. Closing as
wontfix.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:24:15 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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