From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#27584: 26.0.50; alist-get: Add optional arg TESTFN Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:53:29 +0300 Message-ID: <83r2wvyv9y.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87tw2rva7v.fsf@calancha-pc> <87mv8j6y1z.fsf@petton.fr> <87y3s2m76v.fsf@calancha-pc> <8760f562bo.fsf@petton.fr> <877ezk3g4p.fsf@calancha-pc> <874luovf7a.fsf@petton.fr> <87shi8tzkr.fsf@petton.fr> <8737a858so.fsf@petton.fr> <83wp7jl9uf.fsf@gnu.org> <83lgnzl7rl.fsf@gnu.org> <87inj3411g.fsf@petton.fr> <83a84fkv7i.fsf@gnu.org> <8737a3qttj.fsf@strawberry> <87h8xrckh9.fsf@petton.fr> <87efsvcjx4.fsf@petton.fr> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1501613711 25512 195.159.176.226 (1 Aug 2017 18:55:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 18:55:11 +0000 (UTC) Cc: tino.calancha@gmail.com, 27584@debbugs.gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca To: Nicolas Petton Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 01 20:55:07 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dccJv-0006Om-7m for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:55:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44096 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccK1-0003sV-3Y for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:55:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50722) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccJu-0003r1-3T for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:55:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccJq-0006DT-4u for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:55:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:34579) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccJq-0006DB-0x for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:55:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dccJp-0008Pu-MA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:55:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:55:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 27584 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 27584-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B27584.150161364832291 (code B ref 27584); Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:55:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 27584) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Aug 2017 18:54:08 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37256 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dccIx-0008Ol-OV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:54:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59341) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dccIw-0008OP-I3 for 27584@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:54:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccIq-0005GU-MY for 27584@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:54:01 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:33663) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dccIk-0005CU-F6; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:53:54 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:1029 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1dccIh-0003B8-Mu; Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:53:54 -0400 In-reply-to: <87efsvcjx4.fsf@petton.fr> (message from Nicolas Petton on Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:49:43 +0200) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] 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:135229 Archived-At: > From: Nicolas Petton > Cc: tino.calancha@gmail.com, 27584@debbugs.gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca > Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:49:43 +0200 > A few comments: > * doc/lispref/lists.texi: Document the change. This should state the node in parentheses (as if it were a function). > +@defun rassoc value alist &optional testfn > This function returns the first association with value @var{value} in > -@var{alist}. It returns @code{nil} if no association in @var{alist} has > -a @sc{cdr} @code{equal} to @var{value}. > +@var{alist}, comparing @var{value} against the alist elements using > +@var{testfn} if non-nil, or @code{equal} if nil (@pxref{Equality The "if nil" part is confusing, because you actually mean "if @var{testfn} is nil". Also, "nil" should be in @code. > +Predicates}). It returns @code{nil} if no association in @var{alist} > +has a @sc{cdr} equal to @var{value}. That reference to cdr is a surprise. the original description talked about cdr right from the start, but the new one doesn't. Thanks.