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30.0.50; compiler falsely complains missing ‘describe-char-display’

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Message #20 received at 61457 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de, 61457 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61457: 30.0.50; compiler falsely complains missing
 ‘describe-char-display’
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:49:19 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  61457 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:10:29 -0500
> 
> > Don't understand why `symbol-function' of `help-fns--analyze-function' knows
> > about it, but compiler and REPL not.
> 
> I believe you're confused:
> 
>     ELISP> (symbol-function 'describe-char-display)
>     nil
>     ELISP> (help-fns--analyze-function 'describe-char-display)
>     *** Eval error ***  Symbol’s function definition is void: describe-char-display
>     ELISP> 
> 
> My crystal ball suggests you have tested these in an Emacs where
> `descr-text` happened to be loaded already.

No, "C-h f describe-char-display RET" loads descr-text.

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