[debbugs-tracker] bug#19735: closed (25.0.50; regression: contrary to documentation etags does not work with compressed files any more; did work in emacs 24.4)

[GNU bug Tracking System]

Your message dated Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:17:04 +0200
with message-id <address@hidden>
and subject line Re: bug#19735: 25.0.50; regression: contrary to documentation 
etags does not work with compressed files any more; did work in emacs 24.4
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #19735,
regarding 25.0.50; regression: contrary to documentation etags does not work 
with compressed files any more; did work in emacs 24.4
to be marked as done.

(If you believe you have received this mail in error, please contact
address@hidden)


-- 
19735: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19735
GNU Bug Tracking System
Contact address@hidden with problems
> --- Begin Message ---
>
>
>
> Subject: 
>
> 25.0.50; regression: contrary to documentation etags does not work with compressed files any more; did work in emacs 24.4
>
>
>
>
> Date: 
>
> Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:51:25 +0100
>
>
>
>
> Dear emacs developers,
>
> etags from emacs24 in debian jessie:
> GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (i586-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll
> bars) of 2014-12-19 on brahms, modified by Debian
>
> is able to work with e.g.
> /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
>
> while ~/src/emacs/lib-src/etags build from recent source is not:
>
> $ ~/src/emacs/lib-src/etags /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
> /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz: Invalid argument
>
> I did a git bisect on the emacs repository, this is the result:
>
> first bad commit: [ba1ed52f0c2c7fd15fe1feadabfd0af88e19b4c3] Use binary-io 
> module, O_BINARY, and „b“ flag.
>
> There is already bug #2807: „etags can't access .el.gz files“
> from 2009 which was confirmed and discussed but seemingly not
> resolved in 2011.  bug #2807 describes that etags worked on the
> compressed files but later it was not possible to use the TAGS
> file.  The bug I file is about building the TAGS file.
>
> Thanks for your attention, Gregor
>
>
>
> --- End Message ---
> --- Begin Message ---
>
>
>
> Subject: 
>
> Re: bug#19735: 25.0.50; regression: contrary to documentation etags does not work with	compressed files any more; did work in emacs 24.4
>
>
>
>
> Date: 
>
> Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:17:04 +0200
>
>
>
>
> > From: Gregor Zattler <address@hidden>
> > Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:51:25 +0100
> > 
> > etags from emacs24 in debian jessie:
> > GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (i586-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll
> > bars) of 2014-12-19 on brahms, modified by Debian
> > 
> > is able to work with e.g.
> > /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
> > 
> > while ~/src/emacs/lib-src/etags build from recent source is not:
> > 
> > $ ~/src/emacs/lib-src/etags /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
> > /usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz: Invalid argument
> > 
> > I did a git bisect on the emacs repository, this is the result:
> > 
> > first bad commit: [ba1ed52f0c2c7fd15fe1feadabfd0af88e19b4c3] Use binary-io 
> > module, O_BINARY, and „b“ flag.
>
> Amazingly enough, the "b" flag in 'popen' is not supported on
> GNU/Linux, at least some of its versions.
>
> Fixed in commit d10c3ed.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --- End Message ---