From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:13:02 -0400 Message-ID: <87ipr5pq35.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <83630r934x.fsf@gnu.org> <834ogb8txc.fsf@gnu.org> <83y6dn74lv.fsf@gnu.org> <83wrt770rf.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310609677 32719 80.91.229.12 (14 Jul 2011 02:14:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:14:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monkey@sandpframing.com, schwab@linux-m68k.org, 6576@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 14 04:14:33 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRg-0006wR-5L for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:14:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55955 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRe-00044M-RB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:31 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:34414) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRG-00042v-IM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRC-0005I5-At for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:35595) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRC-0005Hm-4h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBRB-0006c8-K6; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:14:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6576 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6576-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6576.131060959225356 (code B ref 6576); Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:14:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6576) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Jul 2011 02:13:12 +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 1QhBQM-0006av-Kv for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:13:11 -0400 Original-Received: from vm-emlprdomr-03.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.144]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhBQL-0006ag-QL for 6576@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:13:10 -0400 Original-Received: from furball (dhcp128036014059.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.59]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-03.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p6E2D3X5011510 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:13:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:50:59 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.144 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:14:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:48974 Archived-At: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes: > I've now installed a slight variation on this in Emacs 24. > > But after checking it in, I started wondering whether this doc string > really makes sense. The function returns an Emacs character, and it > would be rather weird if all functions that take or return an Emacs > character goes through that entire explanation. > > Is there a specific reason this particular function deserves this > detailed explanation? How bout linking to the `String and Character Basics' node in the Elisp manual instead?