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#19975: 25.0.50; Add %s-like descriptor to `format' that treats nil like empty string Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 07:32:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <8368a437-5e9c-42e1-8add-f1275553c27a@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1425224067 31553 80.91.229.3 (1 Mar 2015 15:34:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:34:27 +0000 (UTC) To: 19975@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 01 16:34:14 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sh-0007CB-GP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:34:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52951 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sg-000797-UD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:34:10 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36117) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sd-00078Q-Gf for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:34:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sY-0003O2-I6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:34:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58072) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sY-0003Nx-Ek for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5sY-0005VS-2f for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:34:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:34:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19975 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.142522399421103 (code B ref -1); Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:34:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Mar 2015 15:33:14 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33437 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5rl-0005UJ-SK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:34094) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5rk-0005U6-DH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:12 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5re-0003Ak-Aw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:07 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:45527) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5re-0003Af-8q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:06 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35783) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5rd-0006Hm-Ci for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5rX-000395-Qf for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:33:05 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:37029) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YS5rX-00038v-L2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:32:59 -0500 Original-Received: from ucsinet22.oracle.com (ucsinet22.oracle.com [156.151.31.94]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t21FWwrU024230 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:32:58 GMT Original-Received: from aserz7021.oracle.com (aserz7021.oracle.com [141.146.126.230]) by ucsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.5+Sun/8.14.5) with ESMTP id t21FWtTl009411 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:32:57 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0006.oracle.com (abhmp0006.oracle.com [141.146.116.12]) by aserz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id t21FWtE1013541 for ; Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:32:55 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8.2 (807160) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: ucsinet22.oracle.com [156.151.31.94] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:99929 Archived-At: Enhancement request. Add a new format descriptor to `format' that would behave just like %s except that a nil argument would be treated as if it were "". This is a convenience only, to obviate needing to pass an argument such as `(if something "foobar" "")' or needing to combine use of `format' with use of `concat'. In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-20 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG=3D1'