From unknown Mon Aug 18 14:24:22 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#64797 <64797@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#64797 <64797@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 30.0.50; advised alias -> "function is an alias for nil" in Help Reply-To: bug#64797 <64797@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:24:22 +0000 retitle 64797 30.0.50; advised alias -> "function is an alias for nil" in H= elp reassign 64797 emacs submitter 64797 Michael Heerdegen severity 64797 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jul 22 23:14:12 2023 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Jul 2023 03:14:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37743 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qNPXw-0003NZ-95 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:14:12 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:470:142::17]:34274) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qNPXu-0003NK-HQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:14:11 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qNPXm-00036Z-Ng for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:14:02 -0400 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.17.12]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qNPXk-0001m8-0V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:14:02 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=web.de; s=s29768273; t=1690082023; x=1690686823; i=michael_heerdegen@web.de; bh=OYUZO+tnMLMmjPDLAHn3fTuQiodi1VhAnSlCQcn5hpc=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date; b=lmhrjcps4WWcKK7jJeo3ZjJVJpkc6Ktzw6KVi6imaZ6WJJiBWfwue9F75Nje7EX+Y2Ijked yZ4csuIma+lJi+p0v27j3Cwbma8CRhWO/jzatNsk1vDsoUhMYYrl+E7LEStDqvV0NmF60Wwg9 ZhAOU0A2hkXlJzuPEObxN3Wh25R98uCBY/l2h9iAr3peUr4DocBmT7svFOrgSmNRX2lgCe6X3 cKPbcVM2NPel1qZ+KET0KcaVFfbNh4CA1NgRgUz9ZR+4+s4rjq6VZy9PcGJl2fbJuENL0aigF cKKERr3wX4IULMDq/8qePXorMEj9RrQ77b5UlwkdKBv6BnjOpgzg== X-UI-Sender-Class: 814a7b36-bfc1-4dae-8640-3722d8ec6cd6 Received: from drachen.dragon ([84.59.210.36]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb105 [213.165.67.124]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MOUtg-1qXuBM43pO-00QE7m; Sun, 23 Jul 2023 05:13:43 +0200 From: Michael Heerdegen To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 30.0.50; advised alias -> "function is an alias for nil" in Help Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 05:13:41 +0200 Message-ID: <877cqrl3q2.fsf@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:pKT9roqRD/UWVPjhkyfmvYgl2+y9ZrqNzvKxKZOAo0dqVcY3bqx BTklBuIFxV9AyoO56pcorPnquf8BS1EmgTDVP8s2MbjEZ8dLm0TMtcRtvHbv6W9sx2rcXIY Utp/CSPiqRLt+SYXdHCazBvwwAoguXvqo4QaJq/TsehAZNLGpAY+vh5mQMMGg3SI7RxQi3b MrqqG9mXOrVzLhfBbRTFw== X-Spam-Flag: NO UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:6bswnAQD5uE=;t8wtXWcfIRu1Vuz2pORDUYu/2Jt GqxVmf+Tl4jsSWSYZupnjGl1D/gUjywrE7mCszEzIvKnu5KIgufCEaIjdcLsGEKZOoZ8u0Gm4 BxpNJxrdn4npXDp0nOXJe6MVOeazPVQDFWsIyNsXV1RE+ehh0zWwyvVTUdqzkhtc5+1Oo9Bkw nZyp6zFgqtiqtA0v8iv2iz9xg/ctrpKg0+bnV/PewrJ3FwjN7e/Pa23Gx9FGFfJSCOu08kHTU KH6rN98jUimwsnG+dycLXW24/sNOt/U0S/ndbP3I4cXdSQMdzNM5j77wCmRgwNzJqatPVOpcd LmaOnQpJ8mVIkxeeXawtyiPcINSNhN10O4FcbzYNT5H4Vvs/tlHuY8JQtuQce4RTSpPD8x9y5 LC8VX0vwiT//IvuoodlVuwBb596+2dkFpb3ZqVcY4LKcdDKy8ejMpDFotA3EsN8uc8kwlTUNt kZ7keEcfNODBlwq0UqHVu82geACd32qHFj55merjxhwBwBC6zcbF1ZHMGkIipDwFwJ8D5CjNW 4PO+Rq3i0BhyJWn1CDjWyr1vvtPOZVSNEFoXq2wSXoiBrBLvB0tGF3yBVMOwwwlNMbgs82jn8 WtAXQtsKWuZuoUBvldo33XH5WEF8zUeph2fh+qxppRbexdRa8xISPemLT2jRJE0+trcqfDhuA 0UrUNqgmM3IfRcp0fR0P8ZPN4iPsP8jcBcu9kWngUW4p7WLV805Tj+zfF+A8FseqnbvypdcLs xLwdhAiYr/YgjAf5GivR270MN90/ONR3mwp0pQgphsc3vseugdikoiK9InS+qlg7DwtBZ1Hr7 WI+FM7RyX6WPaNa5f6+WizbS/W7oS10GucJ0VdS4IFIJlgC+NZHQbEKaW6aJmu0DLW4FKXaUY V6z5K+5271X5fYLll97NsVUPvxc7jbMxHTVhbhJvduiOK7O0lgl7JxFkVkd8RXT7IO7GPlVy4 upkOQxt4uah9eTky3n0dXHufTOc= Received-SPF: pass client-ip=212.227.17.12; envelope-from=michael_heerdegen@web.de; helo=mout.web.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: Mattias =?utf-8?Q?Engdeg=C3=A5rd?= , Stefan Monnier X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) Hello, an example: `manual-entry' is an alias for `man'. When now the alias is advised, for example like (advice-add 'manual-entry :filter-return #'identity) and you do C-h f manual-entry RET, the first line of the Help buffer will say: | manual-entry is an alias for =E2=80=98nil=E2=80=99, which is not defined. which is obviously nonsense. Seems that this regression in `help-fns--analyze-function' had been introduced by d30fde6b0cc "Avoid infloops in help-fns--analyze-function with aliases" (Lars Ingebrigtsen 2022-01-13) I CC Mattias and Stefan you might be able to help. TIA, Michael. 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This is a regression in Emacs 29. The fix is going to master for now. Whether and when to backport it is = Eli's decision to make. Thank you for localising and reporting it! 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This is a regression in Emacs 29. The fix is going to master > for now. Whether and when to backport it is Eli's decision to make. > > Thank you for localising and reporting it! Thank you for fixing - works well for me. Michael. From unknown Mon Aug 18 14:24:22 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:24:07 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator