[Bug: 21.5-b14] entering comment-region command invalidates the region

================================================================ Dear Bug Team! It used to be possible to call comment-region interactively, after setting mark and moving point. No longer: I can still select the region (it shows with a different background color) and press M-x, but when I then press 'c', the region vanishes and the command complaints that "The region is not active now". I think the selected region should be preserved when focus switches to the minibuffer. Bye Vasek ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux linux 2.4.19-4GB #1 Wed Sep 25 18:58:10 UTC 2002 i686 unknown ./configure '--with-mule' XEmacs 21.5-b14 "cassava" (+CVS-20030710) configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/local/src/xemacs/xemacs-21.5 Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wpacked -Wshadow -Wmissing-declarations -g -O3 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Using Motif native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for GNU DBM. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using Motif to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Load-Path Lisp Shadows: ---------------------- (/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/ethio-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/ethio-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/china-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/china-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/cyril-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/cyril-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/korea-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/korea-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/viet-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/viet-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/japan-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b14/lisp/mule/japan-util) Installed XEmacs Packages: ------------------------- ((xemacs-devel:version 1.52 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.75 :type regular) (w3 :version 1.28 :type regular) (vc :version 1.37 :type regular) (text-modes :version 1.6 :type single-file) (speedbar :version 1.26 :type regular) (python-modes :version 1.02 :type single-file) (prog-modes :version 1 .72 :type single-file) (perl-modes :version 1.04 :type single-file) (net-utils :version 1.31 :type single-file) (misc-games :version 1.16 :type single-file) (mail-lib :version 1.57 :type regular) (jde :version 1.45 :type regular) (hm--html-menus :version 1.2 :type regular) (gnats :version 1.15 :type regular) (fsf-compat :version 1.12 :type single-file) (efs :version 1.29 :type regular) (edit-utils :version 2.0 :type single-file) (ediff :version 1.46 :type regular) (edebug :version 1.17 :type regular) (dired :version 1.13 :type regular) (cc-mode :version 1.33 :type regular) (calendar :version 1.19 :type regular) (calc :version 1.23 :type regular) (mule-base :version 1.42 :type regular) (leim :version 1.2 :type regular) (latin-unity :version 1.07 :type regular)) Installed Modules: ----------------- Features: -------- (mail-abbrevs xemacsbug shadow sendmail rfc822 bookmark pp cus-edit cus-load wid-edit font-lock cperl-mode efs-cu cus-face xemacs-devel-autoloads xemacs-base-autoloads w3-autoloads vc-autoloads text-modes-autoloads speedbar-autoloads python-modes-autoloads prog-modes-autoloads perl-modes-autoloads net-utils-autoloads misc-games-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads hm--html-menus-autoloads gnats-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads efs-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads dired-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads calc-autoloads mule-base-autoloads leim-autoloads latin-unity-autoloads modules-autoloads mule-autoloads auto-autoloads loadhist rsz-minibuf auto-show fontl-hooks x-iso8859-1 tibetan lao devanagari indian slovenian czech romanian ccl code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar mode-motion mouse behavior itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete cus-file derived newcomment env text-props frame obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote unicode lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars motif-dialogs x c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar native-sound scrollbar unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses modules menu-accelerator-support menubar berkeley-db dbm md5 xemacs xim mule gutter tiff png gif jpeg xpm xbm lisp-float-type file-coding linux dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: ----------------- misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user misc-user button1 button1up C-s C-w C-s C-s C-s home C-SPC down down down down down down down down down down down down down down down down down button1 button1up C-x C-s down down down down down C-SPC down down down down down down M-x c o m m e n t - r e g i o n RET M-x r e p o r t - x e m TAB RET Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Loading xemacsbug...done Loading xemacsbug... 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