From f90a5bf53ae425bee1f729d80c0d426d2500c6ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:24:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (match_limit): Cleaner err msg when no match data available.

---
 src/search.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 24f21f053a5..ec83065bbc3 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -2622,8 +2622,10 @@ match_limit (num, beginningp)
 
   CHECK_NUMBER (num);
   n = XINT (num);
-  if (n < 0 || search_regs.num_regs <= 0)
-    args_out_of_range (num, make_number (search_regs.num_regs));
+  if (n < 0)
+    args_out_of_range (num, 0);
+  if (search_regs.num_regs <= 0)
+    error ("No match data, because no search succeeded");
   if (n >= search_regs.num_regs
       || search_regs.start[n] < 0)
     return Qnil;
-- 
2.39.5