bug#12762: 24.2.50; text-scale-increase wrong-type-argument error when face-remapping-alist is (( default . face))

[Scott Cummings <rsc@usfamily.net>]

To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: 24.2.50; text-scale-increase wrong-type-argument error when face-remapping-alist is (( default . face))
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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug, and
the precise symptoms of the bug.  If you can, give a recipe
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/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs -Q

use C-x C-e to eval these - 

;; this errors
  (set (make-local-variable 'face-remapping-alist)
       '((default  . bold)))  ;; Aquamacs uses this kind of mapping.
  (text-scale-increase 1)

------------------------------------------------------------

;; this works
  (set (make-local-variable 'face-remapping-alist)
       '((default   bold)))
  (text-scale-increase 1)

-----------------------------------------------------------

I was trying to follow this documentation.

GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.36) of 2012-10-27 on bob.porkrind.org - 
Documentation:
Alist of face remappings.
Each element is of the form:

   (FACE . REPLACEMENT),


GNU Emacs 23.3.50.1  - 
Documentation:
Alist of face remappings.
Each element is of the form:

   (FACE REPLACEMENT...),

--------------------------------------------------------

error - 

Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument listp bold)
  face-remap-order(((:height 1.2)))
  face-remap-add-relative(default :height 1.2)
  text-scale-mode(1)
  text-scale-increase(1)
  eval((text-scale-increase 1) nil)
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)





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In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.36)
 of 2012-10-27 on bob.porkrind.org
Bzr revision: 110684 cyd@gnu.org-20121027050352-gq7xij6e4ycv9zpk
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1038
Configured using:
 `configure '--host=x86_64-apple-darwin' '--build=i686-apple-darwin'
 '--with-ns' 'build_alias=i686-apple-darwin'
 'host_alias=x86_64-apple-darwin' 'CC=gcc -mmacosx-version-min=10.5''

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Debugger

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x C-f e l <tab> f i <tab> <return> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> C-x C-e <down> C-x C-e <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
((default . bold))
Entering debugger...

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None found.

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