From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free@gmail.com>
Cc: 14932@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14932: [wishlist] Let symbol-file handle functions defined in C source files
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:33:26 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvli4uo5kb.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAAF+z6HOcqjc2fsVU7vZNOnJ6ByBkyuPmSBYnZhO0-v75LZf+Q@mail.gmail.com> (Xue Fuqiao's message of "Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:31:49 +0800")
> I wish that symbol-file could handle _any_ kind of symbols. I just
> tried two symbols (both of them are defined in C), but neither of them
> works:
> (symbol-file 'symbol-function)
> ⇒ nil
> (symbol-file 'set)
> ⇒ nil
You can find the "symbol file" of functions defined in C, as
demonstrated by C-h f symbol-function RET (which uses help-C-file-name),
but indeed symbol-file does not do it. Do you have a particular reason
why you'd need it?
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-07-25 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-07-22 11:31 bug#14932: [wishlist] Let symbol-file handle functions defined in C source files Xue Fuqiao
2013-07-25 18:33 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2021-05-30 6:25 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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