From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: LanX <lanx.perl@googlemail.com>
Cc: 6013@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6013: [cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with file test operators like -e
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 21:10:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmktfitVvyUvaTRY1ZOkVtg3AS5+pBqFecc=ia69h+7M6w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <w2mec36f5051004230416y9a95feafi252c3080dd50dd10@mail.gmail.com>
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tags 6013 patch
thanks
LanX <lanx.perl@googlemail.com> writes:
> Hi
>
> cperl-mode can't call perldocs for functions with a hyphen anymore like "-e" or "-X"
>
> (cperl-perldoc "-e") or "M-x cperl-perldoc RET -e" result to
> "error in process sentinel: Man-bgproc-sentinel: Can't find the -e manpage"
>
> But perldoc -f -e works fine in the shell, and as far as I can see from the sources of cperl-mode "-e" this case is covered to be mapped on the -f switch.
>
> Tested on 23 and 22 from two different users on different continents.
>
> Cheers
> Rolf
I can confirm this bug, and have attached a fix.
This is tested only on one continent.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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From 0025bfde027cbcd2d1fee6f0b9429a84c4770ac2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 20:53:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix looking up functions like "-e" in cperl-mode
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-perldoc): Handle functions with
leading dash (e.g. "-f"). (Bug#6013)
---
lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
index 254269ddf1..6970b5ec84 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
@@ -8382,7 +8382,7 @@ cperl-perldoc
(require 'man)
(let* ((case-fold-search nil)
(is-func (and
- (string-match "^[a-z]+$" word)
+ (string-match "^\\(-[A-Za-z]\\|[a-z]+\\)$" word)
(string-match (concat "^" word "\\>")
(documentation-property
'cperl-short-docs
--
2.11.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-07-05 19:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-23 11:16 bug#6013: [cperl-mode] cperl-perldoc doesn't work anymore with file test operators like -e LanX
2019-07-05 19:10 ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2019-07-13 7:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
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