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From: bchen@esvax.berkeley.edu (Benjamin Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: describe-function error
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Date: 30 Aug 88 18:02:48 GMT
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     I posted this awhile back and got no response.  If this was a silly 
question, then please give some flames or SOMETHING.  Anyway, here's the error:

I type in 'meta-x describe function' and then at the prompt 'Describe function:
I type in say 'query-replace'.  The window splits in two, and I get in the
text window:

    query-replace:
    Cannot exec binary file.

In the message window, I get the normal help messages.


    What gives?


Benjamin Chen
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