From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com>
Cc: 20642@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20642: 24.5; Please improve documentation for `pcase'
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 22:27:49 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfv6ltn8y.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m24mn25ko1.fsf@gmail.com> (Philipp Stephani's message of "Sun, 24 May 2015 12:34:06 +0200")
> Perform ML-style pattern matching on EXP.
> Users are probably not aware what 'ML-style pattern matching' is.
Indeed. But this "ML-style" is the only useful thing I can think
to add to this first line. I don't think removing it will help anyone.
> Please add an introduction without referring to ML.
Feel free to suggest a replacement, but remember it has to fit on
a single line.
> CASES is a list of elements of the form (UPATTERN CODE...).
> Please document the motivation for the existence and nomenclature or
> UPatterns and QPatterns.
In Emacs-25, the docstring has been indirectly modified, so the QPAT now
is only documented in a separate section about the backquote pattern.
You might like to take a look in that version, to see if it makes more
sense that way.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-25 2:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-05-24 10:34 bug#20642: 24.5; Please improve documentation for `pcase' Philipp Stephani
2015-05-25 2:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-25 2:27 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2015-06-21 13:07 ` Philipp Stephani
2015-06-21 13:08 ` Philipp Stephani
2015-06-22 1:19 ` Stefan Monnier
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