Subject: Re: bug#7146: (make-symbol "") issues

From: Chong Yidong <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:05:52 -0400

Frank <[email-masked]> writes:

> 1) Start `emacs -Q'
> 2) Load the file bug.el into a buffer via the menu
> 3) <M-x> byte-compile-file
> 4) <M-x> load-file bug.elc
> 5) <C-x b> *scratch*
> 6) (foo) *** emacs crashes or foo returns some odd number ***

I assume by (foo) you mean typing "(foo)" and doing C-j or C-x C-e.

I'm afraid I don't see any crash.  The number 6 appears in the echo
area, that's all.