GNU bug report logs - #64070
29.0.91; (documentation) Errors when byte-compiling annotated Flymake example

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From: Graham Marlow <graham <at> mgmarlow.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 29.0.91; (documentation) Errors when byte-compiling annotated Flymake
 example
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:18:04 -0700

Hello,

When following the annotated Flymake example to create my own backend, I
noticed that flymake itself reports an error with the
example. Specifically,

"Wrong type argument: proper-list-p, (beg . end)"

This error also occurs when attempting to batch-byte-compile the file:

$ emacs -batch -L . -f batch-byte-compile example.el

In toplevel form:
example.el:7:2: Error: Wrong type argument: proper-list-p, (beg . end)

It looks like the example is missing a (require 'cl-lib) statement. I
checked the master Emacs branch and the bug is still there
(doc/misc/flymake.texi).

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/flymake.html#An-annotated-example-backend

Message #10 received at 64070-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Graham Marlow <graham <at> mgmarlow.com>
Cc: 64070-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64070: 29.0.91;
 (documentation) Errors when byte-compiling annotated Flymake example
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 10:51:04 +0300

> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:18:04 -0700
> From: Graham Marlow <graham <at> mgmarlow.com>
> 
> When following the annotated Flymake example to create my own backend, I
> noticed that flymake itself reports an error with the
> example. Specifically,
> 
> "Wrong type argument: proper-list-p, (beg . end)"
> 
> This error also occurs when attempting to batch-byte-compile the file:
> 
> $ emacs -batch -L . -f batch-byte-compile example.el
> 
> In toplevel form:
> example.el:7:2: Error: Wrong type argument: proper-list-p, (beg . end)
> 
> It looks like the example is missing a (require 'cl-lib) statement. I
> checked the master Emacs branch and the bug is still there
> (doc/misc/flymake.texi).
> 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/flymake.html#An-annotated-example-backend

Thanks, should be fixed now on the emacs-29 branch.

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