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> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
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> 
>     Eli> Not clear.  string-empty-p follows the examples of string=, which
>     Eli> allows symbols as arguments (and uses their name).
> 
> Then itʼs buggy:
> 
> (let ((s (make-symbol "")))
>   (string-empty-p s))
>   => t

Is it?  What is the name of the symbol created there?