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24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 'Juri Linkov' <juri <at> jurta.org>, 6457 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:28:23 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> > The error message is this:
>> >
>> > Value `999999999.0' does not match type integer of
>> > scroll-conservatively.
>
> That is still the (inappropriate) error message.
>
>> I can't reproduce this bug when I set to 999999999.
>
> Perhaps it is platform-specific.
>
>> When I tried a larger value "9999999999999999999",
>> I get the following error:
>> 
>>   Arithmetic overflow error: "9999999999999999999"
>
> Perhaps the inappropriate error message is platform-specific.
>
> I definitely see that message with emacs -Q.

I get:

set-variable: Value `1e+19' does not match type integer of scroll-conservatively

So I can reproduce this bug.

(This is with Emacs 23.3.50 on Fedora.)

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