GNU bug report logs - #7146
(make-symbol "") issues

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Frank <some.frank <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 12:36:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 7146 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Frank <some.frank <at> gmail.com>, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: bug#7146: (make-symbol "") issues
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:06 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I guess we could make intern and make-symbol signal errors for the empty
>> string.
>
> No, we should make them write some non-empty representation.

Even though this is obscure, this is a bug that can crash (some builds
of) Emacs.  So I rather think this should be fixed.  Was any work done
towards adding a printed representation of empty-string symbols?

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