From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs
Subject: bug#5661: 23.1.92; `find-library-name' should find a loaded library
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:23:33 +0200
Message-ID: <8760v2u4oa.fsf@gnus.org>
References: <D0D99DC7E82F449DAC8687ECF89123D4@us.oracle.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461792267 22885 80.91.229.3 (27 Apr 2016 21:24:27 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:24:27 +0000 (UTC)
Cc: 5661@debbugs.gnu.org
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 27 23:24:16 2016
Return-path: <bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org
Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17])
	by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
	(envelope-from <bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>)
	id 1avWwM-0002Jj-TU
	for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:24:11 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45520 helo=lists.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>)
	id 1avWwM-0003iQ-7A
	for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:24:10 -0400
Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48129)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1avWwI-0003g1-Kd
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:24:07 -0400
Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1avWwE-00011s-JE
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:24:06 -0400
Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:38489)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1avWwE-00011h-Fp
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:24:02 -0400
Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1avWwE-0003Tm-BP
	for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:24:02 -0400
X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org
Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org>
Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:24:02 +0000
Resent-Message-ID: <handler.5661.B5661.146179221813342@debbugs.gnu.org>
Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org
X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 5661
X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs
X-GNU-PR-Keywords: 
Original-Received: via spool by 5661-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5661.146179221813342
	(code B ref 5661); Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:24:02 +0000
Original-Received: (at 5661) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2016 21:23:38 +0000
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50826 helo=debbugs.gnu.org)
	by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org>)
	id 1avWvp-0003T8-RU
	for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:23:38 -0400
Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:50707)
	by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <larsi@gnus.org>) id 1avWvo-0003Sz-74
	for 5661@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:23:36 -0400
Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse)
	by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa
	(TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128)
	(Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <larsi@gnus.org>)
	id 1avWvl-0003nf-GR; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:23:35 +0200
In-Reply-To: <D0D99DC7E82F449DAC8687ECF89123D4@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's
	message of "Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:11:49 -0800")
User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux)
X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18
Precedence: list
X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic]
X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43
X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
	the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/bug-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/>
List-Post: <mailto:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:bug-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs"
	<bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:116989
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs/116989>

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Put this code in a new file throw-a.el in a directory that is not in your
> `load-path':
>
> (defun foo () (message "foo"))
> (provide 'throw-a)
>
> In that same directory, do this:
>
> M-x load-file RET throw-a.el RET
> M-x load-library RET find-func RET
> M-: (find-library-name "throw-a") RET
>
> It should find the library (since it was loaded and thus provided), but instead
> it raises an error:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Can't find library throw-a")
>   signal(error ("Can't find library throw-a"))
>   error("Can't find library %s" "throw-a")
>   find-library-name("throw-a")
>   eval((find-library-name "throw-a"))
>   eval-expression((find-library-name "throw-a") nil)
>   call-interactively(eval-expression nil nil)
>
> The doc string says nothing about searching only the `load-path'. It's
> reasonable to think that this should be able to find the library either by
> checking loaded libraries or by searching the `load-path'.

That would be nice.  But does Emacs have a record of all files it has
done `load-file' on somewhere?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no