From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9378: 23.3; iswitchb-make-buflist returns a nonexistent buffer Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:28:59 -0400 Message-ID: <4lipp3zusk.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <1ty5y5o2tq.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1315445355 798 80.91.229.12 (8 Sep 2011 01:29:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 01:29:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9378@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Paul Du Bois" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 08 03:29:11 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 1R1TQV-0007ge-2K for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:29:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40128 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TQU-000574-Hy for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:29:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:50896) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TQR-00056o-LD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:29:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TQQ-0007tG-HX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:29:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43798) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TQQ-0007tC-Er for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:29:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TUD-0004EJ-IX; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:33:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:33:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9378 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9378-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9378.131544557916252 (code B ref 9378); Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:33:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9378) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Sep 2011 01:32:59 +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 1R1TUB-0004E4-6Q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:32:59 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TU9-0004Dy-Du for 9378@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:32:57 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R1TQJ-00029L-RN; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:28:59 -0400 X-Spook: bluebird CNCIS Aladdin BRLO AK-47 defense information X-Ran: _"^zkyflhs$=]4$$HJED* 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:50693 Archived-At: "Paul Du Bois" wrote: > this advice which is still in the file header comment block as of emacs > 23: > > ;; Replacement for read-buffer > > ;; iswitchb-read-buffer has been written to be a drop in replacement > ;; for the normal buffer selection routine `read-buffer'. To use > ;; iswitch for all buffer selections in Emacs, add: > ;; (setq read-buffer-function 'iswitchb-read-buffer) > > I'll switch over, but from some experimentation, it seems like using > read-buffer-function no longer works properly (for example, without > the minibuffer-setup-hook, iswitchb-read-buffer is even less > functional than the default). Perhaps that comment should be removed? I don't use iswitchb, but I thought that comment was describing something extra you can optionally do, beyond what iswitchb-mode (which is mentioned at the start of the commentary) does by default. lispref/minibuf.texi still refers to this, so would also need updating if this is incorrect.