From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7146: (make-symbol "") issues Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:06 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4CA6B2BE.7070705@gmail.com> <4CA7D1E3.90800@gmail.com> <87k4m0giy4.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4CA7FC00.5080905@gmail.com> <87fwwn3opr.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87bp7bfu3c.fsf@gnu.org> <87iq1jfhre.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310654905 19886 80.91.229.12 (14 Jul 2011 14:48:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7146@debbugs.gnu.org, Frank , Chong Yidong To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 14 16:48:20 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhND9-0002Ec-Oi for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:48:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54061 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhND8-0000w9-Cw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:48:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41583) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMyT-0006EU-Li for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:33:13 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMyO-00075l-09 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:33:09 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37475) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMyN-00075U-KA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:33:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMyM-0006Xz-Pk; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7146 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7146-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7146.131065393025084 (code B ref 7146); Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:33:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7146) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Jul 2011 14:32:10 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMxS-0006W6-7v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:32:10 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMxF-0006Uf-6U for 7146@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:31:58 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QhMx1-0007r2-5w; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:31:39 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:12:36 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Depeche Mode's _A Question of Lust_: "A Question of Lust" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:monnier@iro.umontreal.ca::Akf1EVcNvd789r8H:0000000000000000000000000000000000000Dx3c X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:some.frank@gmail.com::r+dxYJVMbPIFW7yb:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000JMlk X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:7146@debbugs.gnu.org::o1n0LisM+HYUgP8a:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000TGBB X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:cyd@stupidchicken.com::080deeJ3nRTqD+yT:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000ZeKu X-MailScanner-ID: 1QhMx1-0007r2-5w MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1311258699.7936@zyx4LSZK8hzkuzkIn4IHvA X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:33:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:49010 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> I guess we could make intern and make-symbol signal errors for the empty >> string. > > No, we should make them write some non-empty representation. Even though this is obscure, this is a bug that can crash (some builds of) Emacs. So I rather think this should be fixed. Was any work done towards adding a printed representation of empty-string symbols? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/