From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: 17567@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17567: 24.4.50; doc string of `define-derived-mode'
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:11:30 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83bl4gpj19.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmnhSe+aayeYAvNiUHRNcDR+B828M3Kww8ctF1x3=S3aCA@mail.gmail.com> (message from Stefan Kangas on Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:07:02 -0700)
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:07:02 -0700
> Cc: drew.adams@oracle.com, 17567@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > The first is a variable, the second is a symbol. "Unquoted symbol" is
> > something that causes at least me to raise a brow.
>
> Is it better to delete that sentence and leave it as it was, or is there
> something else we could usefully put as an explanation?
I think it's better to delete it.
In general, when the symbol's value is needed, we don't say anything.
When the symbol itself is needed, we sometimes say it should be a
symbol, as in the case of add-hook:
HOOK should be a symbol, ...
So I think in this case we don't need to say anything.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-25 19:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-23 19:15 bug#17567: 24.4.50; doc string of `define-derived-mode' Drew Adams
2014-05-23 19:35 ` Drew Adams
2021-09-25 17:15 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-09-25 17:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 18:01 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-09-25 18:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 19:07 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-09-25 19:11 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-09-25 19:38 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-09-25 17:36 ` bug#17567: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-09-25 18:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 18:59 ` Drew Adams
2021-09-25 19:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 19:44 ` Drew Adams
2021-09-25 19:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 21:08 ` Drew Adams
2021-09-27 22:36 ` Richard Stallman
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