From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18928: 24.4; viper-save-setting produces invalid configuration file Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:48:34 +0100 Message-ID: <87h7p1lud9.fsf@gnus.org> References: <54569318.1030303@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="30038"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 18928@debbugs.gnu.org To: Keshav Kini Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 04 11:49:14 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8eH-0007fG-LS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:49:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55400 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8eG-0001WR-LC for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:49:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:35552) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8e6-0001UT-Ge for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:49:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:59643) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8e5-00047h-MN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:49:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8e5-0003bD-Lc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:49:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:49:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18928 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 18928-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18928.160707892813797 (code B ref 18928); Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:49:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18928) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Dec 2020 10:48:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42953 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8dr-0003aT-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:48:48 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:57476) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8dp-0003aD-UJ for 18928@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:48:46 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=hkP26XudIjieH0Y6SaJhQ91GCbbT0/aGqhkY35X3UO4=; b=FzJ/WOHoV14dK9vSyKBth1/8Ze 9H5QtQC/JmKJUF3IIAhq3zlsLumRmSAhxasHchmYagU0hxeYENx9iCGcQQbVnwNDRHW3V6Z1zhrok AihRkMRSb3rG1gFwoYAbegxjpe2KMeXfneYTCXnFCjBobK5czaEThVD6UY+vyVyDi7OE=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kl8df-0007ZA-P0; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:48:39 +0100 X-Now-Playing: Fennesz's _Agora_: "We Trigger the Sun" In-Reply-To: <54569318.1030303@gmail.com> (Keshav Kini's message of "Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:24:56 -0600") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:194963 Archived-At: Keshav Kini writes: > Steps to reproduce: > > 1) Run `emacs -Q`. > 2) Execute the following elisp in the scratch buffer: > > (require 'viper-util) > (setq x 3) > (viper-save-setting 'x nil "/tmp/.viper") > (setq x 4) > (viper-save-setting 'x nil "/tmp/.viper") > > Expected result: > > /tmp/.viper should contain "(setq x '4)" > > Actual result: > > /tmp/.viper contains "(setq x '4 '3)" (This bug report unfortunately got no response at the time.) Thanks for the clear recipe. I've now fixed this particular error in Emacs 28, but as you point out, this really should be fixed in a different way -- using Customize would be ideal, but there's always backwards compatibility issues. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no