From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:39:36 -0800 Message-ID: <87fvnry9lj.fsf@building.gnus.org> References: <1dc76f7a-5481-41df-b976-ec22229d7283@default> <874n4a42f0.fsf@building.gnus.org> <1281d0fd-77cb-45e2-b99d-f4ad24b0fc4e@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1392000129 3277 80.91.229.3 (10 Feb 2014 02:42:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:42:09 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15117@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 10 03:42:16 2014 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 1WCgp5-0006kI-Uy for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:42:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52972 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgp5-00075n-Gh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:42:15 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32808) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgox-00074i-LD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:42:12 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgos-0001X8-Kl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:42:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47248) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgos-0001X3-H0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:42:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgos-0002qw-4z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:42:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:42:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15117 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 15117-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15117.139200006610868 (code B ref 15117); Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:42:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15117) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Feb 2014 02:41:06 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33031 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgny-0002pD-1a for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:41:06 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:41867) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgnv-0002p4-F7 for 15117@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:41:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [204.14.154.233] (helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WCgng-0004TR-Vi; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:40:49 +0100 In-Reply-To: <1281d0fd-77cb-45e2-b99d-f4ad24b0fc4e@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:12:31 -0800 (PST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1WCgng-0004TR-Vi MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1392604849.51628@+cuj7hWTb1fdxeyD/3dcyQ X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:85135 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: >> They don't seem to return anything useful. Closing. > > Where do you get off saying that? Of course it is useful to > use the return value of a motion function. It saves a call to > `point', which can simplify the code. (Yes, simple and beautiful > is in the eye of the reader. But the point is that it is normal > for users to make use of the return value of a motion function > that is side-effect free. Reopening. If other developers disagree with my closing the bug, they can reopen. Reclosing. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/