GNU bug report logs - #9496
24.0.50; Segfault on TAB-only composition

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Johan Bockgård <bojohan <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:27:01 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 9775

Found in versions 24.0.50, 24.0.90

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 9496 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bojohan <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#9496: 24.0.50; Segfault on TAB-only composition
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:47:32 -0400

>> So what is the meaning of the example shown by Bojohan, i.e.:
>> (insert (compose-string "\t"))
>> What is expected from such a 'composition"?
> I currently have no idea.  It's just a wrong usage.

I think it would be logical to handle this (as well as "\t\t") in the
same way as the empty string (after all "\t" is a "" with a \t
prepended or appended).


        Stefan
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