Package: emacs-goodies-el Version: 33.6ubuntu1 Severity: normal I attach a patch to fix this bug, though it’s not ideal.
There are various problems. 1. dict.el doesn’t allow dashes in dict names (in dict-get-databases, though it does in dict-get-database-names). This means the list obtained is partial. 2. The pseudo-dictionary --exit--, which marks the end of the default list, is not understood. I have added code to simply filter it out. 3. As mentioned in the original report, I treat exit codes up to but excluding 30 as successful termination of dict (but possibly reporting no matches). 4. I fixed a missing space in a docstring. This stops lots of error buffers being created, but it does not cure the underlying problem, which is that dict.el does not actually search the default list of databases as it claims. What is needed is to understand the significance of “--exit--”, and to stop by default at that point, while still gathering the names and descriptions of the rest of the databases, but keeping them unselected by default. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers maverick-updates APT policy: (500, 'maverick-updates'), (500, 'maverick-security'), (500, 'maverick-backports'), (500, 'maverick') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages emacs-goodies-el depends on: ii bash 4.1-2ubuntu4 The GNU Bourne Again SHell ii dpkg 1.15.8.4ubuntu3.1 Debian package management system ii emacs-snapshot [em 2:1.0 The GNU Emacs editor (development ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-5ubuntu1 Manage installed documentation in Versions of packages emacs-goodies-el recommends: ii dict 1.11.2+dfsg-2 dictionary client ii perl-doc 5.10.1-12ubuntu2 Perl documentation ii wget 1.12-1.1ubuntu3 retrieves files from the web emacs-goodies-el suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
