From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19114: 25.0.50; doc string of `eval-expression-print-format' is inappropriate Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:50:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416451896 24771 80.91.229.3 (20 Nov 2014 02:51:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:51:36 +0000 (UTC) To: 19114@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 20 03:51:29 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 1XrHqB-0001WY-2u for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:51:27 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33276 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHqA-0001pL-PJ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:51:26 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55902) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpx-0001jz-1h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:51:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpm-00021u-PR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:51:13 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:41620) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpm-00021X-Mp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:51:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpm-00067h-CT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:51:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19114 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.141645185623524 (code B ref -1); Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:51:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Nov 2014 02:50:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38833 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpf-00067K-J5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:56 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:53950) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpd-00067C-Di for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:54 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpS-0001gs-Iq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:52 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:59197) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpS-0001go-E9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:42 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55627) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHpJ-0001Ky-F0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:42 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHp9-0001dO-RE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:33 -0500 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:36566) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XrHp9-0001d5-JL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:50:23 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet22.oracle.com (acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id sAK2oLZW000651 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:50:22 GMT Original-Received: from userz7022.oracle.com (userz7022.oracle.com [156.151.31.86]) by acsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sAK2oLoW002592 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:50:21 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0009.oracle.com (abhmp0009.oracle.com [141.146.116.15]) by userz7022.oracle.com (8.14.5+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sAK2oKUL027640 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:50:20 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8.2 (807160) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). 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:96295 The doc string says "Return a formatted string which is displayed in the echo area..." This is quite misleading. It can easily give the impression that this function displays the returned value in the echo area. THIS function does not with the formatted string, besides returning it. It displays nothing. Please DTRT. In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-20 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG=3D1'