From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20642: 24.5; Please improve documentation for `pcase' Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 22:27:49 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1432520969 3455 80.91.229.3 (25 May 2015 02:29:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 02:29:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 20642@debbugs.gnu.org To: Philipp Stephani Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 25 04:29:17 2015 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 1Ywi8h-0002FJ-Ov for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 May 2015 04:29:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41553 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi8g-0008Nx-S4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:29:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45392) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi8Z-0008NK-J7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:29:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi8V-0001r1-7X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:29:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45126) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi8V-0001qq-4K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:29:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi8U-0007FO-KA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:29:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 02:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 20642 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 20642-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B20642.143252088627793 (code B ref 20642); Mon, 25 May 2015 02:29:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 20642) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 May 2015 02:28:06 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55101 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi7V-0007Dw-L7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:28:06 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.181]:49556) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ywi7P-0007Da-5d for 20642@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:27:59 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: A0AsEwA731xV/9N+3mhcgxCEAoVVuzcJh0sEAgKBPDkUAQEBAQEBAYEKQQWDXQEBAwFWIwULCw4mEhQYDSSINwjPIwEBAQcBAQEBHos6hQUHhC0BBJ8Xg2uSAiOEFCKCeAEBAQ X-IPAS-Result: A0AsEwA731xV/9N+3mhcgxCEAoVVuzcJh0sEAgKBPDkUAQEBAQEBAYEKQQWDXQEBAwFWIwULCw4mEhQYDSSINwjPIwEBAQcBAQEBHos6hQUHhC0BBJ8Xg2uSAiOEFCKCeAEBAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.13,465,1427774400"; d="scan'208";a="122059378" Original-Received: from 104-222-126-211.cpe.teksavvy.com (HELO fmsmemgm.homelinux.net) ([104.222.126.211]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 24 May 2015 22:27:49 -0400 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 7CF78AE058; Sun, 24 May 2015 22:27:49 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Philipp Stephani's message of "Sun, 24 May 2015 12:34:06 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) 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:103147 Archived-At: > 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