(view-register, insert-register): Handle dead marker.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/register.el b/lisp/register.el
index 34e64bf6ca3..76f05284c7b 100644
--- a/lisp/register.el
+++ b/lisp/register.el
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ REGISTER is a character."
           (princ val))
 
          ((markerp val)
-          (princ "a buffer position:\nbuffer ")
-          (princ (buffer-name (marker-buffer val)))
-          (princ ", position ")
-          (princ (+ 0 val)))
+          (let ((buf (marker-buffer val)))
+            (if (null buf)
+                (princ "a marker in no buffer")
+              (princ "a buffer position:\nbuffer ")
+              (princ (buffer-name buf))
+              (princ ", position ")
+              (princ (marker-position val)))))
 
          ((window-configuration-p val)
           (princ "a window configuration."))
@@ -183,13 +186,17 @@ Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied."
   (interactive "cInsert register: \nP")
   (push-mark)
   (let ((val (get-register char)))
-    (if (consp val)
-        (insert-rectangle val)
-      (if (stringp val)
-          (insert val)
-        (if (or (integerp val) (markerp val))
-            (princ (+ 0 val) (current-buffer))
-          (error "Register does not contain text")))))
+    (cond
+     ((consp val)
+      (insert-rectangle val))
+     ((stringp val)
+      (insert val))
+     ((integerp val)
+      (princ val (current-buffer)))
+     ((and (markerp val) (marker-position val))
+      (princ (marker-position val) (current-buffer)))
+     (t
+      (error "Register does not contain text"))))
   (if (not arg) (exchange-point-and-mark)))
 
 (defun copy-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)