From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 25505@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25505: 24.5; doc of `define-minor-mode': incorrect for :keymap
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:43:02 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a64281bb-3586-4442-a0ac-5c5c06c7f23b@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8737flmxr3.fsf@users.sourceforge.net>
> tags 25505 notabug
> quit
>
> The doc says "variable name" as opposed to "expression", I think it's
> clear that expression will be evaluated, and something which is not an
> expression will not be evaluated. I guess we could add "it should be an
> unquoted variable name..."
I don't think the text is clear at all. As you acknowledge, a macro
can, but need not, evaluate any of its arguments. This macro evaluates
some and not others (like `setq', `defvar', etc.). Its doc should be
explicit (aka clear) about which args are evaluated. It is not clear now.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-02-10 23:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-21 18:24 bug#25505: 24.5; doc of `define-minor-mode': incorrect for :keymap Drew Adams
2017-01-23 17:12 ` Drew Adams
2017-02-10 23:28 ` npostavs
2017-02-10 23:43 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2017-02-15 14:49 ` Michael Heerdegen
2017-02-15 16:55 ` Noam Postavsky
2021-09-25 16:12 ` Stefan Kangas
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