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+Subject: [PATCH] emacs: Proper error string handling in search sentinel\r
+Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:28 -0400\r
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+Apparently Emacs provides a function to stringify errors properly.\r
+Use this in the search sentinel where we have to do our own error\r
+messaging, rather than assuming the first error argument will be the\r
+descriptive string.\r
+---\r
+ emacs/notmuch.el | 2 +-\r
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)\r
+\r
+diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el\r
+index e58c51d..4c1a6ca 100644\r
+--- a/emacs/notmuch.el\r
++++ b/emacs/notmuch.el\r
+@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ of the result."\r
+ ;; things happen if a sentinel signals. Mimic\r
+ ;; the top-level's handling of error messages.\r
+ (error\r
+- (message "%s" (second err))\r
++ (message "%s" (error-message-string err))\r
+ (throw 'return nil)))\r
+ (if (and atbob\r
+ (not (string= notmuch-search-target-thread "found")))\r
+-- \r
+1.7.10.4\r
+\r