From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com>
Cc: 35075-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#35075: [26.1] reading a list of buffer objects from a file
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:04:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sgv07jmu.fsf@tcd.ie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190402004039.sy5sw637pw5y2hmy@E15-2016.optimum.net> (Boruch Baum's message of "Mon, 1 Apr 2019 20:40:39 -0400")
tags 35075 notabug
quit
Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:
> Thanks for the referemce. If the only 'solution' then is to edit the
> list before saving, then I guess this report can be closed.
>
> On 2019-04-02 01:17, Basil L. Contovounesios wrote:
>> Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:
>>
>> > When attempting to `read' a list that contains buffer objects, Emacs reports:
>> >
>> > Error while reading ~/test; Invalid read syntax: "#"
>>
>> Buffer objects have no read syntax;
>> see (info "(elisp) Printed Representation").
I'm not sure what "editing" the list entails, or what you're trying to
achieve, but FWIW you can always print and read buffer names as strings.
In any case, I'm closing the bug report because the error you
encountered is expected and documented behaviour.
Thanks,
--
Basil
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-04-02 0:02 bug#35075: [26.1] reading a list of buffer objects from a file Boruch Baum
2019-04-02 0:17 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2019-04-02 0:40 ` Boruch Baum
2019-04-02 11:04 ` Basil L. Contovounesios [this message]
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