Re: (insert ?\n) spuriously calls before-change-functions twice. Help!

[Stefan Monnier]

> In emacs -Q, in an AWK buffer, do M-: (insert ?\n).  The following
[...]
> However, M-: (insert "\n") just does the Right Thing.

That's curious indeed.

> This second invocation of before-change-functions is surely a bug.  I
> can make this happen in a Fundamental Mode buffer in my normal Emacs
> session, but not in Emacs -Q.

Can you try to figure out which diference between "emacs -Q" and your
"normal Emacs session" triggers the problem?


        Stefan