GNU bug report logs - #77944
31.0.50; M-x man on macOS fails with error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:29:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

Fixed in version 31.1

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #71 received at 77944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Paul D. Nelson" <ultrono <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: pkryger <at> gmail.com, 77944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de,
 david <at> porkrind.org
Subject: Re: bug#77944: 31.0.50; M-x man on macOS fails with error
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:01:36 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> Can someone please provide a comprehensive answer to this: does "M-x
> man" always fail on all supported versions of macOS?  If not, which
> versions are affected?

M-x man works for me on macOS (Sequoia 15.1.1) with a relatively recent
master (3927402af0a) and no special configuration.  In a given Emacs
session, the first time time I do M-x man, it takes a long time (15+
seconds) before it prompts me to choose a manual entry, but each
subsequent use is responsive, and there are no errors.

$ which sed
/usr/bin/sed
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