[Bug 1753724] Re: nano fails to redo a file insertion

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This bug was fixed in the package nano - 2.9.3-2

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nano (2.9.3-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * The "#8M" release.
  * Add patch from git master to fix a condition where redo would fail.
    Thanks Benno for the heads-up (LP: #1753724).

 -- Jordi Mallach <jordi at debian.org>  Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:46:39 +0100

** Changed in: nano (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  nano fails to redo a file insertion

Status in nano package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  In Bionic Beaver (and in any nano between 2.8.0 and 2.9.3), trying to
  redo a file insertion can fail with the message: "[ Gone undo line --
  please report a bug ]".

  To reproduce, run 'nano --ignore' and type:  Ctrl+R  /etc/issue
  <Enter>  Alt+U  Alt+E

  Attached upstream patch fixes the issue.

  References:
    https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53272
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/commit/?id=e9eabdcd
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2018-03/msg00015.html

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