bug#81636: Fix switch-to-buffer-other-*

martin rudalics via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:52:05 +0200

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 > But then 'C-x 4 b *Messages* RET', 'C-x 5 b *Messages* RET',
 > 'C-x t b *Messages* RET' do a wrong unexpected thing,
 > contrary to the definitions of these commands.

I have no objections but we should resolve the

+         (if (called-interactively-p 'interactive)
+             '(nil (inhibit-same-window . t))

   The only known proper use of ‘interactive’ for KIND is in deciding
   whether to display a helpful message, or how to display it.  If you’re
   thinking of using it for any other purpose, it is quite likely that
   you’re making a mistake.  Think: what do you want to do when the
   command is called from a keyboard macro?

clash.  We do not really display a helpful message here.

martin