From 1eb4d468b5f4dfdbfe5170aada0b686c3eae0502 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 27 May 1993 04:01:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (x_get_local_selection): If no conversion function exists for
 the requested type, just return nil.

---
 src/xselect.c | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/xselect.c b/src/xselect.c
index 1e811105504..d239893d3e8 100644
--- a/src/xselect.c
+++ b/src/xselect.c
@@ -357,13 +357,12 @@ x_get_local_selection (selection_symbol, target_type)
 
       CHECK_SYMBOL (target_type, 0);
       handler_fn = Fcdr (Fassq (target_type, Vselection_converter_alist));
-      if (NILP (handler_fn))
-	Fsignal (Qerror,
-		 Fcons (build_string ("missing selection-conversion function"),
-			Fcons (target_type, Fcons (value, Qnil))));
-      value = call3 (handler_fn,
-		     selection_symbol, target_type,
-		     XCONS (XCONS (local_value)->cdr)->car);
+      if (!NILP (handler_fn))
+	value = call3 (handler_fn,
+		       selection_symbol, target_type,
+		       XCONS (XCONS (local_value)->cdr)->car);
+      else
+	value = Qnil;
       unbind_to (count, Qnil);
     }