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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
@ 2013-04-23 16:25 Drew Adams
  2014-02-10  6:46 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2013-04-23 16:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 14248

This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
 
      /* If the contents are (KEYMAP . ELEMENT), go indirect.  */
      else if (KEYMAPP (XCAR (object)))
 error ("Wow, indirect keymap entry!!");
      else
 return object;


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2013-04-17 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 112320 monnier@iro.umontreal.ca-20130418001233-g6wsqi5bpq2hsd0k
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -IC:/Devel/emacs/build/include --ldflags -LC:/Devel/emacs/build/lib'
 






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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2013-04-23 16:25 bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!" Drew Adams
@ 2014-02-10  6:46 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  2014-02-10 16:44   ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2014-02-10  6:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 14248

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
>
>       /* If the contents are (KEYMAP . ELEMENT), go indirect.  */
>       else if (KEYMAPP (XCAR (object)))
>  error ("Wow, indirect keymap entry!!");
>       else
>  return object;

So science.  Much helpful.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/





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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2014-02-10  6:46 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
@ 2014-02-10 16:44   ` Stefan Monnier
  2014-02-10 17:06     ` Drew Adams
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2014-02-10 16:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Lars Ingebrigtsen; +Cc: 14248

>> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:

Tell us why you care.


        Stefan





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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2014-02-10 16:44   ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2014-02-10 17:06     ` Drew Adams
  2014-02-10 19:00       ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2014-02-10 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Monnier, Lars Ingebrigtsen; +Cc: 14248

> >> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
> 
> Tell us why you care.

I don't like Emacs (which I like) to issue unhelpful, inappropriate,
crappy error messages.  I got the erro message, and it meant nothing
to me.

Users deserve better.  Tell us why you do not care.





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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2014-02-10 17:06     ` Drew Adams
@ 2014-02-10 19:00       ` Stefan Monnier
  2014-02-10 19:43         ` Drew Adams
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2014-02-10 19:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen, 14248

>> >> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
>> Tell us why you care.
> I don't like Emacs (which I like) to issue unhelpful, inappropriate,
> crappy error messages.  I got the erro message, and it meant nothing
> to me.
> Users deserve better.  Tell us why you do not care.

Maintainers also deserve better.  E.g. they deserve to know what you did
to trigger that error.


        Stefan "will you learn how to report bugs?"





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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2014-02-10 19:00       ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2014-02-10 19:43         ` Drew Adams
  2014-02-11  3:48           ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2014-02-10 19:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Monnier; +Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen, 14248

> Maintainers also deserve better.  E.g. they deserve to know what you
> did to trigger that error.

I'm sorry, but I don't recall from a year ago.  And it's possible
that I was not aware at the time just what triggered the error.

As you know, when I can provide a how-it-happened I typically do.

But perhaps the code can tell you how this error is triggered?

And regardless of how the error was raised, why such a message?





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* bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
  2014-02-10 19:43         ` Drew Adams
@ 2014-02-11  3:48           ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2014-02-11  3:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen, 14248-done

> I'm sorry, but I don't recall from a year ago.  And it's possible
> that I was not aware at the time just what triggered the error.

Closing, then,


        Stefan





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