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A bit has two states. Does `2**27' mean that there are 27 bits ? `In a string, the 2**7 bit attached to an ASCII character indicates a meta character; thus, the meta characters that can fit in a string have codes in the range from 128 to 255, and are the meta versions of the ordinary ASCII characters. ' Does above para mean: 2**7 bit pluses an ASCII character denotes a meta character ? What does the `string' mean ? Thanks If Emacs crashed, and you have the Emacs process in the gdb debugger, please include the output from the following gdb commands: `bt full' and `xbacktrace'. If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file /usr/share/emacs/23.1/etc/DEBUG for instructions. In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.1) of 2009-07-31 on laptop Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10503000 configured using `configure '--prefix=/usr' '--build=i686-pc-linux-gnu' '--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--program-suffix=-emacs-23' '--infodir=/usr/share/info/emacs-23' '--with-sound' '--with-x' '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xpm' '--with-xft' '--without-libotf' '--without-m17n-flt' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--without-hesiod' '--without-kerberos' '--without-kerberos5' '--with-gpm' '--with-dbus' 'build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-O2 -march=pentium-m -pipe' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: en_US.UTF-8 value of $LC_CTYPE: zh_CN.UTF-8 value of $LC_MESSAGES: en_US.UTF-8 value of $LC_MONETARY: en_US.UTF-8 value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_US.UTF-8 value of $LC_TIME: en_US.UTF-8 value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=SCIM locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default-enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Info Minor modes in effect: TeX-source-specials-mode: t show-paren-mode: t display-time-mode: t global-auto-complete-mode: t desktop-save-mode: t yas/minor-mode: t auto-image-file-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t tooltip-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t global-auto-composition-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t column-number-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t abbrev-mode: t Recent input: C-a Recent messages: Applying style hooks... Loading /media/bak/latex/auto/_region_.el (source)...done Applying style hooks... done Wrote /home/huxpeng/.emacs.desktop.lock Desktop: 9 buffers restored. For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Ispell process killed Starting new Ispell process [default] ... Sorting environment... Removing duplicates... done --000325575252971d7604708f5c9c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In 2.3.3.4 Meta-Character Syntax of Emacs Lisp Reference, I am not
clear= with `2**27' .
A bit has two states.
Does `2**27' mean that = there are 27 bits ?

`In a string, the 2**7 bit attached to an ASCII = character indicates a
meta character; thus, the meta characters that can fit in a string have
= codes in the range from 128 to 255, and are the meta versions of the
ord= inary ASCII characters. '

Does above para mean:=A0 2**7 bit plus= es an ASCII character denotes a
meta character ?
What does the `string' mean ?

Thanks

= If Emacs crashed, and you have the Emacs process in the gdb debugger,
pl= ease include the output from the following gdb commands:
=A0=A0=A0 `bt f= ull' and `xbacktrace'.
If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file
/usr/= share/emacs/23.1/etc/DEBUG for instructions.


In GNU Emacs 23.1.1= (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.1)
=A0of 2009-07-31 on laptop
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10503= 000
configured using `configure=A0 '--prefix=3D/usr' '--buil= d=3Di686-pc-linux-gnu' '--host=3Di686-pc-linux-gnu' '--mand= ir=3D/usr/share/man' '--infodir=3D/usr/share/info' '--datad= ir=3D/usr/share' '--sysconfdir=3D/etc' '--localstatedir=3D/= var/lib' '--program-suffix=3D-emacs-23' '--infodir=3D/usr/s= hare/info/emacs-23' '--with-sound' '--with-x' '--wi= thout-toolkit-scroll-bars' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' &= #39;--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with= -xpm' '--with-xft' '--without-libotf' '--without-m1= 7n-flt' '--with-x-toolkit=3Dgtk' '--without-hesiod' = 9;--without-kerberos' '--without-kerberos5' '--with-gpm'= ; '--with-dbus' 'build_alias=3Di686-pc-linux-gnu' 'host= _alias=3Di686-pc-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=3D-O2 -march=3Dpentium-m -pipe&= #39; 'LDFLAGS=3D-Wl,-O1''

Important settings:
=A0 value of $LC_ALL: nil
=A0 value of $LC_CO= LLATE: en_US.UTF-8
=A0 value of $LC_CTYPE: zh_CN.UTF-8
=A0 value of $= LC_MESSAGES: en_US.UTF-8
=A0 value of $LC_MONETARY: en_US.UTF-8
=A0 v= alue of $LC_NUMERIC: en_US.UTF-8
=A0 value of $LC_TIME: en_US.UTF-8
=A0 value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
= =A0 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=3DSCIM
=A0 locale-coding-system: utf-8-uni= x
=A0 default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Info
=
Minor modes in effect:
=A0 TeX-source-specials-mode: t
=A0 show-paren-mode: t
=A0 display-ti= me-mode: t
=A0 global-auto-complete-mode: t
=A0 desktop-save-mode: t<= br>=A0 yas/minor-mode: t
=A0 auto-image-file-mode: t
=A0 shell-dirtra= ck-mode: t
=A0 tooltip-mode: t
=A0 tool-bar-mode: t
=A0 mouse-wheel-mode: t
= =A0 menu-bar-mode: t
=A0 file-name-shadow-mode: t
=A0 global-font-loc= k-mode: t
=A0 font-lock-mode: t
=A0 blink-cursor-mode: t
=A0 globa= l-auto-composition-mode: t
=A0 auto-composition-mode: t
=A0 auto-encryption-mode: t
=A0 auto-com= pression-mode: t
=A0 column-number-mode: t
=A0 line-number-mode: t=A0 transient-mark-mode: t
=A0 abbrev-mode: t

Recent input:
&= lt;down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <= ;help-echo>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> &l= t;help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-4>= ; <mouse-4> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <menu-bar> = <buffer> C-a <down-mouse-4>
<mouse-4> <down-mouse-5> <mouse-5> <down-mouse-4> &= lt;mouse-4>
<down-mouse-1> <drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse= -1> <mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mo= use-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-= 1>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-ec= ho> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-e= cho> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <= ;help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> &l= t;help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> &= lt;help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <= ;help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <= ;help-menu> <se
nd-emacs-bug-report>

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