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bug#24624: 24.4; Faulty info link -> definition of nth
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Tomas Nordin |
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bug#24624: 24.4; Faulty info link -> definition of nth |
Date: |
Thu, 06 Oct 2016 23:10:42 +0200 |
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Notmuch/0.22 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.4.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> [Please keep the bug address on the CC list.]
>
Sorry, saw now it is written in the acknowledge letter.
> What does this line say in the elisp.info file you have installed:
>
> Ref: Definition of nth^?264186
Ref: Definition of nth255737
>
> What is the number at the end of the line in your case?
>
> And if you type this command:
>
> M-x find-file-literally RET /path/to/elisp.info RET
>
> then go to this line:
>
> -- Function: nth n list
>
> and type "C-x =", what does Emacs show in the echo area?
Char: SPC (32, #o40, #x20) point=251238 of 3485344 (7%) column=0
but it was the gzipped file and not found literally...
>
> If your elisp.info file is gzip-compressed, then do this instead:
>
> C-x C-f /path/to/elisp.info.gz RET
> C-x Function: nth RET
> M-: (position-bytes (point)) RET
>
255722 (#o763352, #x3e6ea)
(standing at column 0)
>
> and tell what that yields, and how does that compare with the number
> at the end of the "Ref:" line shown above.
Ref: Definition of nth255737
(- 255722 255737) -> -15
>
> Thanks.
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