GNU bug report logs - #74890
31.0.50; (thing-at-point 'string) raises error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:54:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 74890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74890: 31.0.50; (thing-at-point 'string) raises error
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 01:10:02 +0300

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> [2024-12-15 21:32]:
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument characterp nil)
> >   char-syntax(nil)
> >   (eq (char-syntax (char-after)) 34)
> 
> Please show a complete recipe, preferably starting from "emacs -Q".  I
> tried to reproduce this problem, but couldn't, which probably means
> some special steps are required to see it.
> 
> I also don't understand your claims about "char after", because
> there's always something "after" point.

When I removed loading of Drew's thingatpt+ I could not observe this problem anymore.

I just think it is related to function from that library `tap-bounds-of-string-at-point'

Jean
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