bug#1430: 23.0.60; global-set-key with string problem

[Stefan Monnier]

> ;; Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich (2008-11-26):
> ;; This has worked in all versions of emacs since emacs 18.59 I think,
> ;; but gives an error in my emacs-snapshot 23.0.60 :

> (global-set-key "\C-c-\t" (insert " |_C-c TAB_| "))

C-c TAB should be written "\C-c\t".

> ;;-> error: Key sequence C-c - TAB starts with non-prefix key C-c -

It doesn't signal any error for me.

It looks like C-c - used to be unbound and now it is bound to something
when you execute the above code (it's still unbound by default in the
global keymap, but apparently your .emacs binds it to something).


        Stefan