GNU bug report logs - #6457
24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 6457 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:37:55 -0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> If so, I guess it is impossible for lisp code to know whether the user
>> originally typed an integer or a float. Therefore it is impossible to do
>> anything about this. It frankly doesn't seem worth bothering about
>> anyway.
>
> Then "wontfix" it.

I agree that it's a minor thing, but it's an "er what?" moment for the
user.  So if anybody has an idea for how to fix this in a manner that
works across everything that asks for an integer, that would be nice...

Or is this problem only present for `set-variable'?  Then it might not
be worth fixing.

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