From unknown Fri Jun 20 05:29:29 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#6886 <6886@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#6886 <6886@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.0.50; emacs --unibyte doesn't work Reply-To: bug#6886 <6886@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:29:29 +0000 retitle 6886 24.0.50; emacs --unibyte doesn't work reassign 6886 emacs submitter 6886 Kenichi Handa severity 6886 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Aug 20 02:58:44 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Aug 2010 06:58:44 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLYp-0006Vv-Dv for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:58:44 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLYm-0006Vo-A1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:58:41 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:41419) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLZt-0007lC-CI for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:59:49 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53077 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OmLZr-0002Dq-LO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:59:48 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_RP_RNBL autolearn=no version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLZp-0004Xy-R0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:59:47 -0400 Received: from mx1.aist.go.jp ([150.29.246.133]:40387) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLZp-0004XQ-7p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:59:45 -0400 Received: from rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp (rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp [150.29.254.123]) by mx1.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id o7K6xcJO005411 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:39 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Received: from smtp4.aist.go.jp by rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id o7K6xcB4013861 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:38 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Received: by smtp4.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id o7K6xcna018528 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:38 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Received: from handa by etlken with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1OmLZi-0002zL-Bl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:38 +0900 From: Kenichi Handa To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.0.50; emacs --unibyte doesn't work Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:38 +0900 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 9 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.7 (----) When I run Emacs as this: % emacs --unibyte Emacs doesn't start, but this error message is shown: emacs: Attempt to set a constant symbol: enable-multibyte-characters Emacs 23 doesn't has this problem. --- Kenichi Handa handa@m17n.org In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.35 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of 2010-08-18 on etlken Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10706000 configured using `configure '--enable-asserts' 'CFLAGS=-g'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: ja_JP.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Lisp Interaction Minor modes in effect: display-time-mode: t tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t Recent input: M-x r e p o r t e - Recent messages: For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. 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Features: (shadow sort gnus-util mail-extr message rfc822 mml easymenu mml-sec mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mail-parse rfc2231 mailabbrev gmm-utils mailheader emacsbug package time sendmail regexp-opt rmail-sa rmailsum rmail mail-utils rfc2047 rfc2045 ietf-drums mm-util mail-prsvr japan-util tooltip ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type mwheel x-win x-dnd tool-bar dnd fontset image fringe lisp-mode register page menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select scroll-bar mldrag mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax facemenu font-core frame cham georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao korean japanese hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help simple abbrev loaddefs button minibuffer faces cus-face files text-properties overlay md5 base64 format env code-pages mule custom widget hashtable-print-readable backquote make-network-process dbusbind dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Aug 20 09:10:49 2010 Received: (at 6886) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Aug 2010 13:10:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmRMv-0001Kt-Fl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:10:49 -0400 Received: from impaqm4.telefonica.net ([213.4.138.4]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OmRMt-0001Kn-UY for 6886@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:10:48 -0400 Received: from IMPmailhost5.adm.correo ([10.20.102.126]) by IMPaqm4.telefonica.net with bizsmtp id wcRf1e01B2jdgqJ3QdBxYb; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:57 +0200 Received: from ceviche.home ([83.61.35.93]) by IMPmailhost5.adm.correo with BIZ IMP id wdBw1e00720aCvn1ldBxu5; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:57 +0200 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-TE-authinfo: authemail="monnier$movistar.es" |auth_email="monnier@movistar.es" X-TE-AcuTerraCos: auth_cuTerraCos="cosuitnetc01" Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 6B472660E9; Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:56 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan Monnier To: Kenichi Handa Subject: Re: bug#6886: 24.0.50; emacs --unibyte doesn't work Message-ID: References: Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:56 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Kenichi Handa's message of "Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:38 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6886 Cc: 6886@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) > When I run Emacs as this: > % emacs --unibyte > Emacs doesn't start, but this error message is shown: > emacs: Attempt to set a constant symbol: enable-multibyte-characters We should remove the --unibyte argument, indeed. Stefan From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Aug 22 17:16:14 2010 Received: (at 6886) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Aug 2010 21:16:14 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnHtm-0005qS-51 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:16:14 -0400 Received: from pantheon-po45.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.79]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnHtj-0005qM-MZ for 6886@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:16:12 -0400 Received: from furry (173-9-75-145-NewEngland.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.9.75.145]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po45.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id o7MLHQvw009468 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:17:27 -0400 Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A1BCFC057; Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:17:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Chong Yidong To: Stefan Monnier Subject: Re: bug#6886: 24.0.50; emacs --unibyte doesn't work References: Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:17:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:56 +0200") Message-ID: <8739u68hzt.fsf@stupidchicken.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6886 Cc: 6886@debbugs.gnu.org, Kenichi Handa X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) Stefan Monnier writes: >> When I run Emacs as this: >> % emacs --unibyte > >> Emacs doesn't start, but this error message is shown: >> emacs: Attempt to set a constant symbol: enable-multibyte-characters > > We should remove the --unibyte argument, indeed. I've checked a change into the trunk that makes --unibyte do nothing (except for a startup warning). 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