Re: address@hidden: compilation-previous-error fails if first error is at start of buffer]

[Jan Djärv]

Nick Roberts skrev:
>  > > If the compilation buffer begins with error lines right at the top:
>  > > 
>  > > c:/EmacsW32/etc/EmacsW32Util.html:7:5: Warning: <link> inserting "type" 
>  > > attribute
>  > > c:/EmacsW32/etc/EmacsW32Util.html:12:19: Warning: <table> lacks 
>  > > "summary" attribute
>  > > c:/EmacsW32/etc/EmacsW32Util.html:29:5: Warning: <table> lacks "summary" 
>  > > attribute
>  > > 
>  > > then if point is on second line compilation-previous-error fails.
>  > > 
>  > 
>  > What is the error message?
>
> Warnings and errors are equivalent in the compilation buffer.

I was referring to some message in the minibuffer and *Messages*, like:

  compilation-next-error: Moved back before first error

> I don't see how
> Lennart gets error lines right at the top as I always get the following four
> lines:
>
>     -*- mode: compilation; default-directory: "~/" -*-
>     Compilation started at Mon Jan  8 21:22:48
>
>     `command used for my compilation'

I always get these too.

> Perhaps this is for his patched version.  Anyway there's not much point fixing
> it when, like the heads of the Lernaean Hydra, two new bugs will take it's
> place in FOR-RELEASE.

If it is for some patched version, we can probably ignore it.  There is no way 
I can reproduce it with the given information anyway.

        Jan D.