GNU bug report logs - #77923
30.1; intern raises error when called with optional argument

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nil Geisweiller <ngeiswei <at> googlemail.com>

Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:28:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 30.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Nil Geisweiller <ngeiswei <at> googlemail.com>
Subject: bug#77923: closed (Re: bug#77923: 30.1; intern raises error when
 called with optional argument)
Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 08:19:02 +0000
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Your bug report

#77923: 30.1; intern raises error when called with optional argument

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 77923 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: ngeiswei <at> googlemail.com
Cc: 77923-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77923: 30.1;
 intern raises error when called with optional argument
Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 11:18:09 +0300
> Cc: 77923 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:57:35 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> tags 77923 notabug
> thanks
> 
> > Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:26:46 +0300
> > From:  Nil Geisweiller via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> >  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> > 
> > Evaluating the expression below, using for instance M-:
> > 
> > (intern "abc" [nil])
> > 
> > raises the following error
> > 
> > (wrong-type-argument obarrayp [nil])
> > 
> > On the other hand, under Emacs 29.4, it outputs abc as expected.
> 
> It's a deliberate change in Emacs 30, see NEWS.  You need to pass a
> real obarray.  Use obarray-make to create one.

No further comments, so I'm now closing this non-bug.

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From: Nil Geisweiller <ngeiswei <at> googlemail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.1; intern raises error when called with optional argument
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:26:46 +0300
Evaluating the expression below, using for instance M-:

(intern "abc" [nil])

raises the following error

(wrong-type-argument obarrayp [nil])

On the other hand, under Emacs 29.4, it outputs abc as expected.

In GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.38,
 cairo version 1.16.0) of 2025-04-09 built on laptop
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12101007
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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Important settings:
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Major mode: Lisp Interaction

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