From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
Cc: 24624@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24624: 24.4; Faulty info link -> definition of nth
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:45:39 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83r37tkb70.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87twcpvlcr.fsf@flaptop.tomnor.org> (message from Tomas Nordin on Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:10:44 +0200)
[Please keep the bug address on the CC list.]
> From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
> Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:10:44 +0200
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
> >> Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:01:12 +0200
> >>
> >> Hello Bug-Gnu
> >>
> >> In info (elisp) Sequence Functions, description of
> >>
> >> -- Function: elt sequence index
> >>
> >> there is a link named Definition of nth. It doesn't take me to the
> >> definition of nth. It jumps me to -- Function: make-list length object.
> >
> > I cannot reproduce this, that link does work for me. I tried both
> > Emacs 24.4 and the latest 25.1, and the Info reader built into Emacs
> > works correctly in both cases.
> >
> > So there's something here at work that is specific to your system or
> > to the particular Emacs distribution you are using. Or maybe you are
> > not using the Emacs Info reader?
>
> Using thee Emacs Info reader.
>
> I tried now the info Info reader and then I get to
>
> -- Function: nth n list
>
> which seem right.
>
> $ info --version
> info (GNU texinfo) 5.2
What does this line say in the elisp.info file you have installed:
Ref: Definition of nth^?264186
What is the number at the end of the line in your case?
And if you type this command:
M-x find-file-literally RET /path/to/elisp.info RET
then go to this line:
-- Function: nth n list
and type "C-x =", what does Emacs show in the echo area?
If your elisp.info file is gzip-compressed, then do this instead:
C-x C-f /path/to/elisp.info.gz RET
C-x Function: nth RET
M-: (position-bytes (point)) RET
and tell what that yields, and how does that compare with the number
at the end of the "Ref:" line shown above.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-10-06 10:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-10-05 20:01 bug#24624: 24.4; Faulty info link -> definition of nth Tomas Nordin
2016-10-06 6:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-10-06 8:50 ` martin rudalics
2016-10-06 8:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-10-06 16:27 ` martin rudalics
2016-10-06 18:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-10-07 7:09 ` martin rudalics
[not found] ` <87twcpvlcr.fsf@flaptop.tomnor.org>
2016-10-06 10:45 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-10-06 21:10 ` Tomas Nordin
2016-10-07 7:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <87wphiu052.fsf@flaptop.tomnor.org>
2016-10-08 19:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
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