Subject: bug#71117: 30.0.50; output of describe-function

From: Eshel Yaron <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 22:23:35 +0200

Juri Linkov <[email-masked]> writes:

>>> Except there is a bug that prevents 's' from handling some C variables, e.g.:
>>>
>>> 0. emacs -Q
>>> 1. C-h v minibuffer-allow-text-properties RET
>>> 2. s
>>>
>>> fails with
>>>
>>>   (error "Don’t know where ‘minibuffer-allow-text-properties’ is defined")
>>>
>>> So still need to use 'TAB RET' to navigate to C source.
>>
>> That bothered me too.  Does this patch help?
>
> Thanks, now there is no such problem anymore.

Nice, pushed the fix to master.

Regarding the general issue of jumping to function/variable source,
I find C-x F and friends (enabled by find-function-setup-keys) quite
convenient.

Best,

Eshel