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bug#5672: 23.1; (intern-soft "") returns non-nil


From: Katsumi Yamaoka
Subject: bug#5672: 23.1; (intern-soft "") returns non-nil
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:50:47 +0900
User-agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1.93 (gnu/linux)

>>>>> Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> There's a program assuming (intern-soft STR) always return nil
>> if STR is the null string.

> That is an invalid assumption.

Agreed.

>> It works in Emacs 22, but doesn't in Emacs 23.

> Try it with Emacs-22 after doing (intern ""), you'll get the same result
> as in Emacs-23.

I've already verified it but that's the case of doing it purposely,
whereas Emacs 23's case doesn't seem so.  That's why I reported it.

>> However, isn't it an Emacs 23 bug?

> No.

Ok.






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