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[elisp/gnus.git-] / lisp / format-spec.el

diff --git a/lisp/format-spec.el b/lisp/format-spec.el
index 241e9dc..99116ef 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/format-spec.el
+++ b/lisp/format-spec.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; format-spec.el --- functions for formatting arbitrary formatting strings
-;; Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
 ;; Keywords: tools
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ to values."
               (val (cdr (assq spec specification))))
          (delete-region (1- (match-beginning 0)) (match-end 0))
          (unless val
-           (error "Invalid format character: %s" spec))
+           (error "Invalid format character: `%%%c'" spec))
          (insert (format (concat "%" num "s") val))))
        ;; Signal an error on bogus format strings.
        (t
        (error "Invalid format string"))))
-    (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max))))
+    (buffer-string)))
 
 (defun format-spec-make (&rest pairs)
   "Return an alist suitable for use in `format-spec' based on PAIRS.