GNU bug report logs - #67445
Likely Gnus bracketing mistake

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:52:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>, 67445 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#67445: Likely Gnus bracketing mistake
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:19:56 -0800
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:50:59 +0100
>> 
>> This looks like a bracketing mistake (gnus-group.el line 1758):
>> 
>> >     (if (and backward (progn (beginning-of-line)) (bobp))
>> 
>> especially considering `beginning-of-line` always returns nil.

That whole special-case test doesn't seem necessary, I think the
attached patch is sufficient. I've tested it lightly, does it look okay?

>> (Is there a Gnus maintainer these days?)
>
> Yes, Eric (CC'ed).

Hey, I've been promoted!

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