bug#61149: 29.0.60; keymap-local-set rejects key sequences

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:28:44 +0100, Stephen Berman 
>>>>> <stephen.berman@gmx.net> said:

    Stephen> ... but not in your non-interactive case; so maybe this instead:

    Stephen> diff --git a/lisp/keymap.el b/lisp/keymap.el
    Stephen> index 791221f2459..48ec91d03c8 100644
    Stephen> --- a/lisp/keymap.el
    Stephen> +++ b/lisp/keymap.el
    Stephen> @@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ keymap-local-set
    Stephen>    (let ((map (current-local-map)))
    Stephen>      (unless map
    Stephen>        (use-local-map (setq map (make-sparse-keymap))))
    Stephen> +    (unless (stringp key)
    Stephen> +      (setq key (key-description key)))
    Stephen>      (keymap-set map key command)))

`keymap-global-set' has the same type of issue. How about this
instead:

diff --git a/lisp/keymap.el b/lisp/keymap.el
index 791221f2459..1a339598f0c 100644
--- a/lisp/keymap.el
+++ b/lisp/keymap.el
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ keymap-global-set
   (interactive
    (let* ((menu-prompting nil)
           (key (read-key-sequence "Set key globally: " nil t)))
-     (list key
+     (list (key-description key)
            (read-command (format "Set key %s to command: "
                                  (key-description key))))))
   (keymap-set (current-global-map) key command))
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ keymap-local-set
 The binding goes in the current buffer's local map, which in most
 cases is shared with all other buffers in the same major mode."
   (declare (compiler-macro (lambda (form) (keymap--compile-check key) form)))
-  (interactive "KSet key locally: \nCSet key %s locally to command: ")
+  (interactive
+   (let* ((menu-prompting nil)
+          (key (read-key-sequence "Set key locally: " nil t)))
+     (list (key-description key)
+           (read-command (format "Set key %s to command: "
+                                 (key-description key))))))
   (let ((map (current-local-map)))
     (unless map
       (use-local-map (setq map (make-sparse-keymap))))

Robert
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