From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#35595: subr.el Commentary + Code sections Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 13:40:23 +1000 Message-ID: <4A02DA2E-E698-4F25-BB66-FC7C2365FBDD@scratch.space> References: <20190505232719.1375-1-van@scratch.space> <85pnouxds6.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="260111"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" Cc: 35595@debbugs.gnu.org To: npostavs@gmail.com Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed May 08 05:41:13 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hODSD-0015Ww-Iu for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 05:41:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58317 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hODSC-0004ML-AW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:41:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:40409) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hODS2-0004M0-RH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:41:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hODS1-0004Z9-VG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:41:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:46555) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hODS1-0004Yu-SE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:41:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hODS1-0007l0-JX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:41:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Van L Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 03:41:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 35595 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 35595-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B35595.155728683429772 (code B ref 35595); Wed, 08 May 2019 03:41:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 35595) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 May 2019 03:40:34 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hODRa-0007k8-1c for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:40:34 -0400 Original-Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.195]:48883) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hODRX-0007jx-Gf for 35595@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 May 2019 23:40:33 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 203.213.127.184 Original-Received: from epi.local (203-213-127-184.static.tpgi.com.au [203.213.127.184]) (Authenticated sender: van@scratch.space) by relay3-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5A48660004; Wed, 8 May 2019 03:40:27 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <85pnouxds6.fsf@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:158906 Archived-At: > On 8 May 2019, at 05:31, npostavs@gmail.com wrote: >=20 >> ;; Beware: while this file has tag `utf-8', before it's compiled, it = gets >> ;; loaded as "raw-text", so non-ASCII chars won't work right during = bootstrap. >=20 > Not sure if this really qualifies as "introductory comments that = explain > how the library works." Also, where it says "has tag `utf-8'" what is > it referring to? A coding cookie that was since removed perhaps? To quote from htdp.org/prologue: ...>8 =E2=80=A6 comments are intended for human readers. It is a =E2=80=9Cback = channel=E2=80=9D of=20 communication between the author of the program and all of its future readers to convey information about the program. ...>8 *Magic Numbers* =E2=80=A6