From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch' Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:36 -0700 Message-ID: <42CE9FF359934111AC330D955D851053@us.oracle.com> References: <3ACAED77613643B7B2FC0207DDE11F11@us.oracle.com><83y6djuyah.fsf@gnu.org><38AC360676154EFF8DF9F35945B6EFAE@us.oracle.com><83sk3qv922.fsf@gnu.org> <87lj9infkq.fsf@stupidchicken.com><526FD0D227F74C5EB38D8F5B903749E1@us.oracle.com><18EB402ADCE24992BF75AD91D64983FD@us.oracle.com><5F77CAC8A1ED4CD19FFE4DA49C3BBF14@us.oracle.com><6687A7F5E2BC445C81F8BA96456112AA@us.oracle.com><044C8EC09B344720B4A728740D68C158@us.oracle.com><5369B12C17F84A6D8D1842CFB26585F6@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1278961459 13153 80.91.229.12 (12 Jul 2010 19:04:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:04:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 'Chong Yidong' , 6591@debbugs.gnu.org, 'Richard Stallman' To: "'Andreas Schwab'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 12 21:04:16 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OYOIT-0003OT-NC for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:40 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:39 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acsh7iZgmYz4NtULRe6WgphiJF/pOAAAi8Hg In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-Source-IP: acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090209.4C3B60C7.01DB:SCFMA4539814, ss=1, pt=DBB_66871, fgs=0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:37:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38462 Archived-At: > > 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.