GNU bug report logs - #6147
23.2; ido-read-buffer regression

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kyle Hargraves <pd <at> krh.me>

Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 20:40:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 6147-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kyle Hargraves <pd <at> krh.me>
Subject: Re: 23.2; ido-read-buffer regression
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:34:36 +0200

> In the version of ido shipped with 23.2, the behaviour of the
> ido-make-buffer-list function no longer permits a default value to be
> used by ido-read-buffer unless that value is the name of a preexisting
> buffer.

> This can be reproduced by evaluating:

> (ido-read-buffer "Buffer: " "nonexistent-buffer")

> In 23.2, you will see only a list of your current buffers. In 23.1,
> nonexistent-buffer is the default value.

I believe this bug in now fixed in the emacs-23 branch, thanks to the
reversal of the patch that changed this behavior (replaced by
a different one which happens not to make this change).


        Stefan
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