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* Confusing doc string
@ 2006-09-18  9:45 Jason Rumney
  2006-09-18 18:52 ` Richard Stallman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jason Rumney @ 2006-09-18  9:45 UTC (permalink / raw)


The doc string for compilation-search-path has the confusing sentence 
"Elements should be directory names, not file names of directories."
I don't know what that is supposed to mean, can someone clarify it?

    compilation-search-path is a variable defined in `compile.el'.
    Its value is (nil)

    Documentation:
    *List of directories to search for source files named in error messages.
    Elements should be directory names, not file names of directories.
    nil as an element means to try the default directory.

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* Re: Confusing doc string
  2006-09-18  9:45 Confusing doc string Jason Rumney
@ 2006-09-18 18:52 ` Richard Stallman
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Richard Stallman @ 2006-09-18 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  Cc: emacs-devel

    The doc string for compilation-search-path has the confusing sentence 
    "Elements should be directory names, not file names of directories."
    I don't know what that is supposed to mean, can someone clarify it?

See file-name-as-directory.

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