From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'Andreas Schwab'" <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 'Chong Yidong' <cyd@stupidchicken.com>,
6591@debbugs.gnu.org, 'Richard Stallman' <rms@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch'
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <42CE9FF359934111AC330D955D851053@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2eif8y3bw.fsf@igel.home>
> > The point is that `...' typically means, when describing
> > syntax, that whatever it follows can be repeated.
>
> Which is exactly what it does.
So your position is that BODY itself can be repeated. That contradicts Eli's
position (and mine) that there is only one body.
And in that case, the text that accompanies the syntax description does not fit,
since it too speaks of "the body".
A. If BODY can be repeated (your position), then there can be more than one
BODY.
B. If BODY cannot be repeated, so there is only one BODY, then `BODY...' does
not signify repetition of BODY. So `...' does not signify that whatever it
follows can be repeated.
You've made your choice for A. Yet you want to claim that `...' still signifies
repetition of what it follows, BODY. Think again.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-12 18:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-09 15:52 bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch' Drew Adams
2010-07-09 17:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-09 19:36 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 7:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 14:14 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 14:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 15:44 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 15:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 4:21 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 6:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 8:14 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 9:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 10:59 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 13:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 13:44 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 14:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 15:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 15:33 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.11.1278862210.6344.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-07-11 22:36 ` Tim X
[not found] ` <mailman.2.1278856813.6344.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-07-11 22:34 ` Tim X
2010-12-08 15:52 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-20 12:25 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 15:33 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 16:33 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 16:52 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:13 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 17:58 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 18:14 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 19:10 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 19:40 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 20:07 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 21:22 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 21:42 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 21:44 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 8:43 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 14:56 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 15:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:01 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 16:11 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:31 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 16:36 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:50 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 18:14 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 18:35 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2010-07-12 18:41 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 18:49 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 17:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-12 18:30 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 5:44 ` MON KEY
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