From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: adam@alphapapa.net, luangruo@yahoo.com, larsi@gnus.org,
rms@gnu.org, philipk@posteo.net, mardani29@yahoo.es,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [External] : Re: apropos for packages [was: plz -> curl?]
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 21:28:29 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83y1z0f1yq.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB5488AFBE1E5743967913EF01F3CE9@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (message from Drew Adams on Tue, 17 May 2022 18:04:25 +0000)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> CC: "adam@alphapapa.net" <adam@alphapapa.net>,
> "luangruo@yahoo.com"
> <luangruo@yahoo.com>,
> "larsi@gnus.org" <larsi@gnus.org>, "rms@gnu.org"
> <rms@gnu.org>,
> "philipk@posteo.net" <philipk@posteo.net>,
> "mardani29@yahoo.es" <mardani29@yahoo.es>,
> "emacs-devel@gnu.org"
> <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:04:25 +0000
>
> > > With C-u prefix, or if ‘apropos-do-all’ is non-nil,
> > > it searches all currently defined documentation
> > > strings.
> > >
> > > For example, `C-u C-h d backtrace' doesn't show an
> > > entry for package `backtrace', even though the pkg
> > > doc string mentions "backtrace". (Emacs 27.2)
> >
> > You are taking that text out of its context. The doc
> > string _really_ says this:
> >
> > Show symbols whose documentation contains matches for PATTERN.
>
> It also _really_ says what I wrote. I'm not making
> anything up, so please don't insinuate that.
>
> Yes, I recognize that the doc in question is that
> provided by `describe-package' - it's not technically
> a doc string for the package.
>
> > And now we understand why you don't see the package
> > backtrace.el: it's because it is not a symbol.
>
> If you want to quibble, fine.
I hereby refuse to talk to you anymore until such time as you learn to
talk in a civilized manner. This isn't the first time, nor the second
or the third. It's a constant attitude, and no amount of pointing
this fact to you helps you change your ways.
Shame on you!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-05-17 18:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-05-17 15:18 apropos for packages [was: plz -> curl?] Drew Adams
2022-05-17 16:06 ` Eduardo Ochs
2022-05-17 16:23 ` Drew Adams
2022-05-17 16:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-17 18:04 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-05-17 18:28 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2022-05-25 20:47 ` Drew Adams
2022-05-18 22:19 ` Richard Stallman
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