From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch' Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:14:41 +0200 Message-ID: References: <831vbcbl7n.fsf@gnu.org> <5500EFEE9A854408ABF0FE400497FE2D@us.oracle.com> <83tyo7aiay.fsf@gnu.org> <83mxtz9zbn.fsf@gnu.org> <3ACAED77613643B7B2FC0207DDE11F11@us.oracle.com> <83y6djuyah.fsf@gnu.org> <38AC360676154EFF8DF9F35945B6EFAE@us.oracle.com> <83sk3qv922.fsf@gnu.org> <87lj9infkq.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <526FD0D227F74C5EB38D8F5B903749E1@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1278873233 14651 80.91.229.12 (11 Jul 2010 18:33:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:33:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 'Chong Yidong' , 6591@debbugs.gnu.org, 'Richard Stallman' To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 11 20:33:51 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY1LY-0007fV-SV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:33:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47276 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OY1LY-00044e-5h for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:33:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=38812 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OY1I4-0001AG-U9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:30:14 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY1I3-0000Ah-GS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:30:12 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:57053) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY1I3-0000Ac-Bh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:30:11 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY13O-0005mf-Ja; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:15:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:15:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6591 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6591-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6591.127887208422208 (code B ref 6591); Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:15:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6591) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jul 2010 18:14:44 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY136-0005m9-93 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:14:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OY134-0005m4-1k for 6591@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:14:42 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend1.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.180]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A0651C15694; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:14:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-88-217-108-81.dynamic.mnet-online.de [88.217.108.81]) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B06C1C00085; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:14:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 501) id C8358CA297; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:14:41 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: Ask me the DIFFERENCE between PHIL SILVERS and ALEXANDER HAIG!! In-Reply-To: <526FD0D227F74C5EB38D8F5B903749E1@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:52:35 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:15:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38408 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: > No better alternative? Did you read the thread? What about doing what the rest > of the world does: (catch TAG FORM...)? Just because you spell the body form does not make it any different form. The ellipses is already unambigous. > What does "BODY forms" refer to: (1) a set of BODYs, each of which is a Lisp > form, or (2) the set of Lisp forms that comprise a BODY. The term "BODY forms" > is ambiguous. It can mean the forms that make up BODY or a list of forms each > of which is a BODY. This is _not_ a list, it is a repeated argument, not matter how you name the parameter. If it were a list it would be a single parameter. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."