From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: martin rudalics Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: `C-h f' doesn't show file where function comes from Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:23:00 +0200 Message-ID: <48C0DE54.9030201@gmx.at> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220601147 21259 80.91.229.12 (5 Sep 2008 07:52:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:52:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Katsumi Yamaoka Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 05 09:53:22 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KbW7y-0004Xc-Q0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:53:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52318 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KbW6z-0003r5-Fc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KbW6t-0003qo-7t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:03 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KbW6q-0003qU-Uj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33002 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KbW6q-0003qQ-RV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:43465) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KbW6q-0004XF-GS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:00 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Sep 2008 07:25:19 -0000 Original-Received: from 62-47-60-109.adsl.highway.telekom.at (EHLO [62.47.60.109]) [62.47.60.109] by mail.gmx.net (mp021) with SMTP; 05 Sep 2008 09:25:19 +0200 X-Authenticated: #14592706 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/wnRBYin/wDSW5zYqVr8m1hgyMAPtbcfED38LxWo gPCL+uNWfHf+q4 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) In-Reply-To: X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.66 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:103551 Archived-At: > When I start Emacs with > > emacs -Q -l wid-edit > > and type > > C-h f widget-button-press RET [...] > However, Emacs 23.0.60 shows: > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > widget-button-press is an interactive compiled Lisp function. > > > (widget-button-press pos &optional event) > > Invoke button at pos. > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > [...] > The way of Emacs 23.0.60 is > inconvenient to me. I need to evaluate (symbol-file 'FN) when I > want to know where the file providing the function definition is. Please try with the most recent CVS. If the behavior you observe persists, please send a bug report with the following additional information: Your checkout directory, the directory where you built Emacs, and the directory where your Emacs is installed. Maybe I missed something here. Thanks, martin.