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authorRichard M. Stallman1998-04-20 17:43:57 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman1998-04-20 17:43:57 +0000
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@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ See @code{/} and @code{%} in @ref{Numbers}.
55@xref{Read Only Buffers}. 55@xref{Read Only Buffers}.
56 56
57@item cyclic-function-indirection 57@item cyclic-function-indirection
58@code{"Symbol's chain of function indirections contains a@* 58@code{"Symbol's chain of function indirections contains a loop"}@*
59loop"}@*
60@xref{Function Indirection}. 59@xref{Function Indirection}.
61 60
62@item end-of-buffer 61@item end-of-buffer
@@ -65,9 +64,14 @@ loop"}@*
65 64
66@item end-of-file 65@item end-of-file
67@code{"End of file during parsing"}@* 66@code{"End of file during parsing"}@*
68This is not a @code{file-error}.@* 67Note that this is not a @code{file-error}
68because it pertains to the Lisp reader, not to file I/O.
69@xref{Input Functions}. 69@xref{Input Functions}.
70 70
71@item file-already-exists
72This is a @code{file-error}.@*
73@xref{Writing to Files}.
74
71@item file-date-error 75@item file-date-error
72This is a subcategory of @code{file-error}. It occurs when 76This is a subcategory of @code{file-error}. It occurs when
73@code{copy-file} tries and fails to set the last-modification time of 77@code{copy-file} tries and fails to set the last-modification time of
@@ -83,10 +87,6 @@ condition @code{file-error} is present.@*
83This is a @code{file-error}.@* 87This is a @code{file-error}.@*
84@xref{File Locks}. 88@xref{File Locks}.
85 89
86@item file-already-exists
87This is a @code{file-error}.@*
88@xref{Writing to Files}.
89
90@item file-supersession 90@item file-supersession
91This is a @code{file-error}.@* 91This is a @code{file-error}.@*
92@xref{Modification Time}. 92@xref{Modification Time}.
@@ -103,17 +103,28 @@ This is a @code{file-error}.@*
103@code{"Invalid regexp"}@* 103@code{"Invalid regexp"}@*
104@xref{Regular Expressions}. 104@xref{Regular Expressions}.
105 105
106@item mark-inactive
107@code{Mark inactive"}@*
108@xref{The Mark}.
109
106@item no-catch 110@item no-catch
107@code{"No catch for tag"}@* 111@code{"No catch for tag"}@*
108@xref{Catch and Throw}. 112@xref{Catch and Throw}.
109 113
114@item scan-error
115@code{"Scan error"}@*
116This happens when certain syntax-parsing functions
117find invalid syntax or mismatched parentheses.@*
118@xref{List Motion}, and @ref{Parsing Expressions}.
119
110@item search-failed 120@item search-failed
111@code{"Search failed"}@* 121@code{"Search failed"}@*
112@xref{Searching and Matching}. 122@xref{Searching and Matching}.
113 123
114@item setting-constant 124@item setting-constant
115@code{"Attempt to set a constant symbol"}@* 125@code{"Attempt to set a constant symbol"}@*
116The values of the symbols @code{nil} and @code{t} 126The values of the symbols @code{nil} and @code{t},
127and any symbols that start with @samp{:},
117may not be changed.@* 128may not be changed.@*
118@xref{Constant Variables, , Variables that Never Change}. 129@xref{Constant Variables, , Variables that Never Change}.
119 130
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ may not be changed.@*
138@xref{Type Predicates}. 149@xref{Type Predicates}.
139@end table 150@end table
140 151
141 These error types, which are all classified as special cases of 152 These kinds of error, which are classified as special cases of
142@code{arith-error}, can occur on certain systems for invalid use of 153@code{arith-error}, can occur on certain systems for invalid use of
143mathematical functions. 154mathematical functions.
144 155