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bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable
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Juri Linkov |
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bug#6457: 24.0.50; Inappropriate error msg for set-variable |
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Date: |
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:43:16 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
> emacs -Q
> M-x set-variable RET scroll-conservatively
> Set scroll-conservatively globally to value (0): 99999999 RET
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> No problem. Now do it again, adding one more `9':
> M-x set-variable RET scroll-conservatively
> Set scroll-conservatively globally to value (99999999): 999999999 RET
What is a number in parens? I don't have these parens.
Do you use a modified source?
> The error message is this:
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> Value `999999999.0' does not match type integer of
> scroll-conservatively.
I can't reproduce this bug when I set to 999999999.
When I tried a larger value "9999999999999999999",
I get the following error:
Arithmetic overflow error: "9999999999999999999"
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Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/