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Subject: Re: Should diff.elisp.xfuncname match cl-lib macros?
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> From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
> Cc: <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,  <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 21:54:55 +0000
> 
> > So I think until we fix this basic deficiency, extending that to more
> > symbols will just add to the mess.  YMMV.
> 
> Which deficiency do you mean?  That 'git log -L' picks up
> next-line-or-history-element instead of next-line in your example,
> i.e. that it's currently inaccurate?

Yes.

> How do you usually use this feature?

With commands such as the one I show above.  It's supposed to show the
history of changes in the named function, but instead it almost always
shows unrelated history.