* bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual
@ 2020-07-29 1:45 Jay Bingham
2020-07-29 10:43 ` Stefan Kangas
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From: Jay Bingham @ 2020-07-29 1:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 42591
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In the Elisp manual in section 9.2 Defining Symbols, the first sentence
in the third paragraph says:
In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq,
whether not it has first been defined as a variable.
I believe that the word 'or' is missing between the words 'whether' and
'not', and that the sentence should read:
In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq,
whether or not it has first been defined as a variable.
Sincerely,
J C Bingham
- Georgetown, TX USA -
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* bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual
2020-07-29 1:45 bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual Jay Bingham
@ 2020-07-29 10:43 ` Stefan Kangas
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From: Stefan Kangas @ 2020-07-29 10:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jay Bingham; +Cc: 42591-done
Jay Bingham <binghamjc@msn.com> writes:
> In the Elisp manual in section 9.2 Defining Symbols, the first sentence in the third paragraph says:
>
> In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, whether not it has first been defined as a variable.
>
> I believe that the word 'or' is missing between the words 'whether' and 'not', and that the sentence should read:
>
> In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, whether or not it has first been defined as a variable.
Thanks, now fixed on the emacs-27 branch.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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