bug#61457: 30.0.50; compiler falsely complains missing ‘describe-char-display’

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 14.02.23 um 04:33 schrieb Eli Zaretskii:
> > From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> > Cc: andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de,  61457@debbugs.gnu.org
> > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:01:10 -0500
> >
> > > > > Don't understand why `symbol-function' of `help-fns--analyze-function' knows
> > > > > about it, but compiler and REPL not.
> > > > I believe you're confused:
> > > >
> > > >      ELISP> (symbol-function 'describe-char-display)
> > > >      nil
> > > >      ELISP> (help-fns--analyze-function 'describe-char-display)
> > > >      *** Eval error ***  Symbol’s function definition is void: 
> > > > describe-char-display
> > > >      ELISP>
> > > >
> > > > My crystal ball suggests you have tested these in an Emacs where
> > > > `descr-text` happened to be loaded already.
> > > No, "C-h f describe-char-display RET" loads descr-text.
> > `C-h f` is not the same as `symbol-function` or
> > `help-fns--analyze-function`.  You're just seeing
> > `help-enable-auto-load` in action.
> If you read the OP, it was "C-h f" that Andreas used, AFAIU.


Correct. BTW have to yank `describe-char-display' at the prompt after 
"Describe function".

When calling C-h f a second time, it's filled in: (default 
describe-char-display):