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bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable |
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Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:28:23 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> > The error message is this:
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>> > Value `999999999.0' does not match type integer of
>> > scroll-conservatively.
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> That is still the (inappropriate) error message.
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>> I can't reproduce this bug when I set to 999999999.
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> Perhaps it is platform-specific.
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>> When I tried a larger value "9999999999999999999",
>> I get the following error:
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>> Arithmetic overflow error: "9999999999999999999"
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> Perhaps the inappropriate error message is platform-specific.
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> I definitely see that message with emacs -Q.
I get:
set-variable: Value `1e+19' does not match type integer of scroll-conservatively
So I can reproduce this bug.
(This is with Emacs 23.3.50 on Fedora.)
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