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[cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with file test operators like -e

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From: LanX <lanx.perl <at> googlemail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with file test 
	operators like -e
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:16:27 +0200

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Hi

cperl-mode can't call perldocs for functions with a hyphen anymore like "-e"
or "-X"

(cperl-perldoc "-e") or "M-x cperl-perldoc RET -e" result to
   "error in process sentinel: Man-bgproc-sentinel: Can't find the -e
manpage"

But perldoc -f -e works fine in the shell, and as far as I can see from the
sources of cperl-mode "-e" this case is covered to be mapped on the -f
switch.

Tested on 23 and 22 from two different users on different continents.

Cheers
  Rolf




In GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4)
 of 2009-10-13 on nc10-ubuntu
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10502000
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/home/lanx/lib/emacs-cvs''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: de_DE.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: CPerl

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Recent input:
y C-x C-b <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-2>
M-x c p e r l <tab> p e r <tab> <return> - e <return>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <se
nd-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
OVERVIEW
Desktop: 4 buffers restored, 1 failed to restore.
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
(New file)
Invoking perldoc -e in the background
Please wait: formatting the -e man page...
-e man page formatted
error in process sentinel: Man-bgproc-sentinel: Can't find the -e manpage
error in process sentinel: Can't find the -e manpage
call-interactively: End of buffer [2 times]

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None found.

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Message #8 received at 6013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: LanX <lanx.perl <at> googlemail.com>
Cc: 6013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6013: [cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with
 file test operators like -e
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 21:10:28 +0200

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tags 6013 patch
thanks

LanX <lanx.perl <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> Hi
>
> cperl-mode can't call perldocs for functions with a hyphen anymore like "-e" or "-X"
>
> (cperl-perldoc "-e") or "M-x cperl-perldoc RET -e" result to
>    "error in process sentinel: Man-bgproc-sentinel: Can't find the -e manpage"
>
> But perldoc -f -e works fine in the shell, and as far as I can see from the sources of cperl-mode "-e" this case is covered to be mapped on the -f switch.
>
> Tested on 23 and 22 from two different users on different continents.
>
> Cheers
>   Rolf

I can confirm this bug, and have attached a fix.

This is tested only on one continent.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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Message #15 received at 6013-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 6013-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, lanx.perl <at> googlemail.com
Subject: Re: bug#6013: [cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with
 file test operators like -e
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:41:45 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 21:10:28 +0200
> Cc: 6013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> LanX <lanx.perl <at> googlemail.com> writes:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > cperl-mode can't call perldocs for functions with a hyphen anymore like "-e" or "-X"
> >
> > (cperl-perldoc "-e") or "M-x cperl-perldoc RET -e" result to
> >    "error in process sentinel: Man-bgproc-sentinel: Can't find the -e manpage"
> >
> > But perldoc -f -e works fine in the shell, and as far as I can see from the sources of cperl-mode "-e" this case is covered to be mapped on the -f switch.
> >
> > Tested on 23 and 22 from two different users on different continents.
> >
> > Cheers
> >   Rolf
> 
> I can confirm this bug, and have attached a fix.

Thanks, pushed to the master branch.

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