From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dave Abrahams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7563: 23.2; `split-string-and-unquote' mis-documented / purpose unclear Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:41:52 -0500 Message-ID: <781E581B-DE27-4C7E-B97A-DF133D7AD38E@boostpro.com> References: <83fwu4vdsk.fsf@gnu.org> <834oakux25.fsf@gnu.org> <524EC395-B36D-4678-AF93-43C24C9E9745@boostpro.com> <83tyikta85.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8A400) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1292097314 16251 80.91.229.12 (11 Dec 2010 19:55:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:55:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "7563@debbugs.gnu.org" <7563@debbugs.gnu.org> To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 11 20:55:10 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVXA-0007RH-5E for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:55:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37267 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PRVX4-0003hG-Jz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:55:02 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40493 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PRVWs-00031V-OW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:54:56 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVUV-0003zM-4M for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:52:24 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:44064) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVUV-0003zD-2x for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:52:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVFe-0007zO-Hk; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:37:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Dave Abrahams Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:37:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7563 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7563-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7563.129209616930648 (code B ref 7563); Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:37:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7563) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Dec 2010 19:36:09 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVEm-0007yH-IQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:36:08 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-iw0-f172.google.com ([209.85.214.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PRVEk-0007xn-77 for 7563@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:36:06 -0500 Original-Received: by iwn40 with SMTP id 40so7555969iwn.17 for <7563@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:42:12 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.42.176.71 with SMTP id bd7mr1527021icb.385.1292096531303; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:42:11 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from [10.45.222.132] (mobile-166-137-137-215.mycingular.net [166.137.137.215]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z4sm4104668ibg.19.2010.12.11.11.42.09 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:42:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <83tyikta85.fsf@gnu.org> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8A400) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:37:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:42427 Archived-At: BoostPro Computing * http://boostpro.com [Sent from coveted but awkward mobile device] -- On Dec 11, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >>>=20 >>> I believe the manual says precisely that. If the problem is with >>> mentioning "shell", would removing that solve this difficulty? >>=20 >> It would certainly help >=20 > Done. Thanks. I'm away from the docs ATM but IIRC this stuff is documented in a se= ction on interacting with the shell but it seems from the way you describe t= he behavior that this function is all about Emacs string processing and shou= ld be elsewhere or it will mislead people=