GNU bug report logs - #78554
31.0.50; string-edit keyword argument :major-mode inconsistency

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 17:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Subject: bug#78554: closed (31.0.50; string-edit keyword argument
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Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 07:02:01 +0000
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From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; string-edit keyword argument :major-mode inconsistency
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 19:48:59 +0200
- C-h v user-file-dialog RET
- move to the value and press 'e' to edit it

=> string-edit: Keyword argument :major-mode not one of (:abort-callback
:major-mode-sym :read)

In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 1, aarch64-apple-darwin24.5.0, NS
 appkit-2575.60 Version 15.5 (Build 24F74)) of 2025-05-22 built on pro2
Repository revision: 0b2ba13c978544317d1df18e7fe701c055a6419f
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.2575
System Description:  macOS 15.5


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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 78554-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78554: 31.0.50;
 string-edit keyword argument :major-mode inconsistency
Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 10:01:23 +0300
> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 19:48:59 +0200
> 
> - C-h v user-file-dialog RET

You mean use-file-dialog, right?

> - move to the value and press 'e' to edit it

This gets me "e is undefined", unless I set
help-enable-variable-value-editing non-nil.

> => string-edit: Keyword argument :major-mode not one of (:abort-callback
> :major-mode-sym :read)

This is due to a typo that is now fixed on master.

Thanks, closing.


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