From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18318: 24.4.50; doc of `file-readable-p' Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:32:01 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Message-ID: <17f4e0f8-ca5a-40b6-bcaa-be508ffe4cd2@default> References: <<630013e6-ced6-4849-90a4-2766b73bdf2f@default> <87bn4rrzb3.fsf@gnus.org>> <<1e419547-674b-4a83-aff5-8ed9437894ef@default>> <<83pot7njxr.fsf@gnu.org>> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1462037628 28498 80.91.229.3 (30 Apr 2016 17:33:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:33:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 18318@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii , Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 30 19:33:30 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1awYll-0004Vb-H9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:33:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59112 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awYlh-0008HE-HG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:33:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58474) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awYlZ-00085Y-Ci for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:33:23 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awYlN-0003MA-Tm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:33:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:45908) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awYlN-0003Kx-Qo for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:33:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awYlK-0005Ea-Cg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18318 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 18318-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18318.146203753219964 (code B ref 18318); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:33:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18318) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Apr 2016 17:32:12 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58245 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awYkW-0005BG-4D for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:32:12 -0400 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:32065) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awYkV-000588-2t for 18318@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:32:11 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u3UHW4AT010756 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:32:04 GMT Original-Received: from userv0121.oracle.com (userv0121.oracle.com [156.151.31.72]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u3UHW3sp027067 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:32:04 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0019.oracle.com (abhmp0019.oracle.com [141.146.116.25]) by userv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u3UHW2Ol006830; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:32:03 GMT In-Reply-To: <<83pot7njxr.fsf@gnu.org>> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6744.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117399 Archived-At: > > It is (I think) far more common for a file or directory name > > (string) to be passed as an argument than it is for a FIFO, > > device node, etc. to be passed. The directory case is common, > > and the doc misleads. >=20 > Why do you say it misleads? A directory is just a kind of file (the > manual explains that, if the user doesn't already know). So I see > nothing misleading here. Sure, a directory is also a file. But it is a special kind of file. What is misleading is that a reader might well not think that a directory name will return a non-nil value, and so assume that s?he can do things with it such as insert its contents in a buffer etc. It's about being a bit clearer; that's all.