From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: ludvig-faddeev@gmx.com, 48768@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:08:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bl8py8x6.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1lnwPQ-0002Bd-VR@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:53:44 -0400")
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> > A useful capability would allow one to append to a defun docstring
> > using a defvar.
>
> > User could write a brief description for the docstring, and later
> > append more details
> > from a defvar.
>
> Could you show an example of what this would look like, in use?
>
> I'm trying to guess -- though I don't have confidence in my guess --
> and I think this might be a useful feature but would be easier to use
> with a different interface.
We already have the `function-documentation' symbol property, no?
I wonder what use cases the OP has in mind for that that interface we
have is not sufficient and why the suggested interface would be more
appropriate.
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-01 14:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-01 0:07 bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01 4:53 ` Richard Stallman
2021-06-01 14:08 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2021-06-01 14:44 ` bug#48768: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-01 15:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-01 16:03 ` ludvig-faddeev
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