From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:13:12 +0200 Message-ID: <87r261ezg7.fsf@igel.home> References: <87imrec7oq.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <87sgqhssum.fsf@gmail.com> <87ef21rpe1.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="122231"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2.90 (gnu/linux) Cc: 19208@debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen , Phillip Lord , Paul Eggert To: Noam Postavsky Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 04 17:14:09 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1huID2-000VgB-Qe for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:14:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46608 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1huID1-0005Ew-PF for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:14:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:43304) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1huICx-0005Ee-LS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:14:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1huICw-000219-MY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:14:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:53511) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1huICw-000213-Jz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:14:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1huICw-0005ds-Dc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:14:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:14:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19208 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: fixed Original-Received: via spool by 19208-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19208.156493160321634 (code B ref 19208); Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:14:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19208) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Aug 2019 15:13:23 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1huICH-0005co-0R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:13:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.10]:33164) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1huICF-0005cg-83 for 19208@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:13:19 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 461ktP5CYZz1rGRh; Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:13:16 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 461ktN6Gg3z1qqkv; Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:13:16 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Original-Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id mSlQ8ZcixQK1; Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:13:15 +0200 (CEST) X-Auth-Info: TPuIPeMKgRx1t1Ty4U6RkuvGH6sR1+3PctEclEivIBnWd6/mBZB7MDHqqadcR/V4 Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-46-244-175-194.dynamic.mnet-online.de [46.244.175.194]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:13:15 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 98D0E2C0F89; Sun, 4 Aug 2019 17:13:12 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: I pretend I'm living in a styrofoam packing crate, high in th' SWISS ALPS, still unable to accept th' idea of TOUCH-TONE DIALING!! In-Reply-To: <87ef21rpe1.fsf@gmail.com> (Noam Postavsky's message of "Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:12:06 -0400") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:164574 Archived-At: On Aug 04 2019, Noam Postavsky wrote: > I think ((120 < height) && (height < 200)) is the closest we can get to > the natural phrasing. "X is between A and B" means "X is bigger than A and [X is] smaller than B". You would never say "A is smaller than X and [X is] smaller than B". Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510 2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1 "And now for something completely different."