[debbugs-tracker] bug#21950: closed (25.1.50; find-lisp-object-file-name sometimes cannot find file-name)

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regarding 25.1.50; find-lisp-object-file-name sometimes cannot find file-name
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: 25.1.50; find-lisp-object-file-name sometimes cannot find file-name Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:48:59 +0900 (JST) User-agent: Alpine 2.20 (LRH 67 2015-01-07)

* lisp/help-fns.el (find-lisp-object-file-name):
  Restrict second argument of symbol-file to just 'defvar 'defface 'defun

emacs -Q:
;; following returns nil (it should be the value of file)
(let ((alias 'd)
      (def   'dired)
      (file  (expand-file-name "test-alias-v25.1.50-tmp.el"
                               user-emacs-directory)))
  (with-temp-file file
    (insert (format "(defalias '%s '%s)"
                    (symbol-name alias)
                    (symbol-name def))))
  (load-file file)
  (find-lisp-object-file-name alias def))

help-fns.patch
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> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:46:01 -0400
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> Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
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> Version: 25.1
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> Tino Calancha wrote:
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> > Below a new patch that solves the issue about showing the filename
> > where the alias is defined.  This patch does not interfere with
> > the Stefan commit mentioned in this thread.
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> Thanks; applied with minor tweak.
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