The elisp info file (emacs lisp manual) entry for this function

 -- Function: error-message-string error-description

should read

 -- Function: error-message-string error-descriptor

 

That is, replace the last three characters ("ion") with "or".

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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 of 2010-05-08 on G41R2F1

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