From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de, 61457@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61457: 30.0.50; compiler falsely complains missing ‘describe-char-display’
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:33:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83ilg4exak.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv5yc5702u.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (message from Stefan Monnier on Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:01:10 -0500)
> 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.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-02-12 18:55 bug#61457: 30.0.50; compiler falsely complains missing ‘describe-char-display’ Andreas Röhler
2023-02-12 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-02-13 8:51 ` Andreas Röhler
2023-02-13 13:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-02-13 19:10 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-02-13 20:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-02-13 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-02-14 3:33 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-02-14 8:21 ` Andreas Röhler
2023-02-14 13:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-02-15 9:58 ` Andreas Röhler
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