From: ludvig-faddeev@gmx.com
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 48768@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 18:03:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-0087a00b-59fc-4704-a678-7dae46be7e2f-1622563416119@3c-app-mailcom-bs01> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r1hlbnrf.fsf@gnus.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 3:36 AM
> From: "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi@gnus.org>
> To: ludvig-faddeev@gmx.com
> Cc: 48768@debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: Re: bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring
>
> ludvig-faddeev@gmx.com writes:
>
> > A useful capability would allow one to append to a defun docstring
> > using a defvar.
> >
> > User could write a brief description for the docstring, and later
> > append more details
> > from a defvar.
>
> I do not think that would be a useful interface -- you can append and
> change doc strings all you want by manipulating the
> `function-documentation' property.
>
> So I'm closing this bug report.
If you can tell me how to append, I can use that, but currently, what people
have said do not work.
So appending to a doc-string is not useful. Appending to a string is the most
useful thing there is !
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
> bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-01 16:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-01 0:07 bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring ludvig-faddeev
2021-06-01 4:53 ` Richard Stallman
2021-06-01 14:08 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 14:44 ` bug#48768: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-01 15:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-01 16:03 ` ludvig-faddeev [this message]
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