From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Davis Herring" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: with a fresh emacs "(buffer-local-value fundamental-mode (current-buffer))" error. Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:32:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <50950.128.165.123.18.1239229924.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> References: Reply-To: herring@lanl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1239229954 32611 80.91.229.12 (8 Apr 2009 22:32:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 22:32:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "MON KEY" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 09 00:33:52 2009 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 1LrgL3-0003UF-AC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:33:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43844 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LrgJe-0000O7-Vq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LrgJb-0000O2-2R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:15 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LrgJV-0000N8-DE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42802 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LrgJV-0000N5-7L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:09 -0400 Original-Received: from proofpoint2.lanl.gov ([204.121.3.26]:36958) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LrgJU-0008Ef-Ps for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mailrelay2.lanl.gov (mailrelay2.lanl.gov [128.165.4.103]) by proofpoint2.lanl.gov (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n38MW4sx004020; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:32:04 -0600 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mailrelay2.lanl.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id B62071A896D5; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:32:04 -0600 (MDT) X-NIE-2-Virus-Scanner: amavisd-new at mailrelay2.lanl.gov Original-Received: from webmail1.lanl.gov (webmail1.lanl.gov [128.165.4.106]) by mailrelay2.lanl.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 808C81A896EF; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:32:04 -0600 (MDT) Original-Received: by webmail1.lanl.gov (Postfix, from userid 48) id 7EA2D1518034; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:32:04 -0600 (MDT) Original-Received: from 128.165.123.18 (SquirrelMail authenticated user 196434) by webmail.lanl.gov with HTTP; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:32:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-5.3.lanl2 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.7400:2.4.4, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-04-08_09:2009-04-02, 2009-04-08, 2009-04-08 signatures=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:110155 Archived-At: > (buffer-local-value fundamental-mode (current-buffer)) > > Still gives an error: > ----- > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable fundamental-mode) > (buffer-local-value fundamental-mode (current-buffer)) > eval((buffer-local-value fundamental-mode (current-buffer))) > eval-last-sexp-1(nil) > eval-last-sexp(nil) > call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil) > ----- > > Whereas with longlines-mode having been set per above evaluating: > > (buffer-local-value longlines-mode (current-buffer)) > > No longer drops me into the debugger? First, you need to quote your variable names: (buffer-local-value 'foo (current-buffer)). Second, only minor modes are (typically) also variables. For a major mode, since there can only be one, you just want (eq (buffer-local-value 'major-mode [buffer]) [mode]) Davis -- This product is sold by volume, not by mass. If it appears too dense or too sparse, it is because mass-energy conversion has occurred during shipping.