# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 895555370 0
# Node ID 632fc074e4d7ba8c752c70beec7ed7f84f89a28d
# Parent  468e3489f1c014008e85d1c5d60a7f4240f2814d
(kill-region): Set this-command unconditionally in a read-only buffer.

diff -r 468e3489f1c0 -r 632fc074e4d7 lisp/simple.el
--- a/lisp/simple.el	Tue May 19 05:21:42 1998 +0000
+++ b/lisp/simple.el	Tue May 19 05:22:50 1998 +0000
@@ -1647,10 +1647,11 @@
      ;; However, there's no harm in putting
      ;; the region's text in the kill ring, anyway.
      (copy-region-as-kill beg end)
-     ;; This should always barf, and give us the correct error.
+     ;; Set this-command now, so it will be set even if we get an error.
+     (setq this-command 'kill-region)
+     ;; This should barf, if appropriate, and give us the correct error.
      (if kill-read-only-ok
 	 (message "Read only text copied to kill ring")
-       (setq this-command 'kill-region)
        ;; Signal an error if the buffer is read-only.
        (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
        ;; If the buffer isn't read-only, the text is.