Re: Fwd: When in no-window use GNU Emacs clips contents in *Backtrace* buffer

[Stefan Monnier]

> Would someone please fix this and ack?

I don't see anything that needs fixing here.

> When I launch GNU Emacs as an X client with --debug-init lines in  
> *Backtrace* buffer are truncated, so I copy them and paste them into  
> *scratch* buffer. Everything's now expanded to full length.

> When I try the same in xterm or in Apple's Terminal without windows,  
> the truncated lines like in this example

>       Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable -)
>         eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*> nil "/Users/pete/.emacs" nil t)  ;  
> Reading at buffer position 2$
>         load-with-code-conversion("/Users/pete/.emacs" "/Users/ 
> pete/.emacs" t t)

> are not expanded, they seem to be clipped in *Backtrace* buffer. So  
> it's not easy to get the buffer position where the error happens ...

Try M-x toggle-truncate-lines RET


        Stefan