23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

[Drew Adams]

help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
`file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
 
emacs -Q
 
Eval this in *scratch*:
 
(defun foo ()
  (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
    (help-mode-setup)
    (insert "xxxxxxxxx\n\n")
    (insert "`completion-ignore-case', `file-name-completion-ignore-case'\n"))
  (help-make-xrefs (help-buffer)))
 
M-: (foo)
 
`completion-ignore-case' has a link;
`file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
 
This is because the call in help-make-xrefs to intern-soft with arg
"file-name-completion-ignore-case" returns nil.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-05-04 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'
 

Re: 23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

[John Paul Wallington]

On 23 May 2008, at 04:25, Drew Adams wrote:

> help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
> `file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
> variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
>
[...]
>
> `completion-ignore-case' has a link;
> `file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
>
> This is because the call in help-make-xrefs to intern-soft with arg
> "file-name-completion-ignore-case" returns nil.

Is that simply because `file-name-completion-ignore-case' doesn't exist?

RE: 23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

[Drew Adams]

> > help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
> > `file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
> > variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
> >
> > `completion-ignore-case' has a link;
> > `file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
> >
> > This is because the call in help-make-xrefs to intern-soft with arg
> > "file-name-completion-ignore-case" returns nil.
> 
> Is that simply because `file-name-completion-ignore-case' 
> doesn't exist?

Sorry, I meant `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case'.
Same bug description, with that name correction. Thx.

bug#305: marked as done (23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case)

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org>
Cc: 
Subject: 23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 20:25:56 -0700
Message-ID: <001c01c8bc84$b6ed7760$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com>

help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
`file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
 
emacs -Q
 
Eval this in *scratch*:
 
(defun foo ()
  (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
    (help-mode-setup)
    (insert "xxxxxxxxx\n\n")
    (insert "`completion-ignore-case', `file-name-completion-ignore-case'\n"))
  (help-make-xrefs (help-buffer)))
 
M-: (foo)
 
`completion-ignore-case' has a link;
`file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
 
This is because the call in help-make-xrefs to intern-soft with arg
"file-name-completion-ignore-case" returns nil.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-05-04 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'
 






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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 305-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:02:50 -0400
Message-ID: <jwvej7s20qm.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org>

There's no variable `file-name-completion-ignore-case'.
You probably meant `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case'.


        Stefan

Re: 23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

[John Paul Wallington]

On 23 May 2008, at 21:00, Drew Adams wrote:

>>> help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
>>> `file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
>>> variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
>>>
>>> `completion-ignore-case' has a link;
>>> `file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
>>>
>>> This is because the call in help-make-xrefs to intern-soft with arg
>>> "file-name-completion-ignore-case" returns nil.
>>
>> Is that simply because `file-name-completion-ignore-case'
>> doesn't exist?
>
> Sorry, I meant `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case'.
> Same bug description, with that name correction. Thx.

I can't reproduce the bug here with that name correction using Emacs  
"GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.2.2, X toolkit) of 2008-05-26  
on mini.local".  Could you try the latest sources?

RE: 23.0.60; no help xref for file-name-completion-ignore-case

[Drew Adams]

> >>> help-make-xrefs does not create a link on the text
> >>> `file-name-completion-ignore-case'. It does so for other such
> >>> variables, including `completion-ignore-case'.
> >>>
> >>> `completion-ignore-case' has a link;
> >>> `file-name-completion-ignore-case' does not.
> >
> > Sorry, I meant `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case'.
> > Same bug description, with that name correction. Thx.
> 
> I can't reproduce the bug here with that name correction using Emacs  
> "GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.2.2, X toolkit) of 
> 2008-05-26 on mini.local".

Good, maybe it was fixed. Or maybe the bug is platform-dependent. I reported it
for Windows.

> Could you try the latest sources?

No, I don't build Emacs. When I can get hold of a more recent Windows binary I
will check again. Or perhaps someone else can check on Windows now.