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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: JD Smith <jdtsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: compile.el error properties: buffer as filename not working
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:42:15 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwva6evn20k.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9894DE9A-1DBD-45D7-A0D0-1D92E022507C@gmail.com> (JD Smith's message of "Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:07:19 -0500")

> 1. In `compilation-error-properties’,
>    `compilation-transform-file-match-alist’ is matched against a nil
>    filename, since the definition of that filename looks like (note
>    the bufferp):
>
> (let ((file-name
>              (and (consp file)
>                   (not (bufferp (car file)))
>                   (if (cdr file)
>                       (expand-file-name (car file) (cdr file))
>                     (car file)))))
>
> This seems to have been fixed using a when-let in the Emacs 28 branch (unconfirmed).

> 2. `compilation-get-file-structure’ is called with the file list, but
>    this function does not expect a (buffer), and calls (e.g.)
>    file-name-absolute-p(#<buffer boo.py>), resulting in an error.

Any chance you can provide a recipe or a backtrace?
Also it might be useful to provide some context, such as which package
uses this ability to return a buffer.


        Stefan




  reply	other threads:[~2022-02-12 22:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-02-01  4:07 compile.el error properties: buffer as filename not working JD Smith
2022-02-12 22:42 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2022-02-13 14:20   ` JD Smith

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