From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 15940@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15940: 24.3.50; doc string of `lwarn' refers to undefined variables
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 11:11:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83y51mvui3.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87eh3e9u06.fsf@building.gnus.org>
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:13:29 -0800
> Cc: 15940@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
> > C-h f lwarn
> >
> > The doc string says:
> >
> > "(but see `warning-minimum-level' and `warning-minimum-log-level')"
> >
> > That's impossible, before warning.el has been loaded - the variables are
> > undefined.
>
> Yeah, it's unfortunate that autoloaded functions can't really refer to
> other variables from its "home package" in the help system.
>
> Would it make sense for the help system to always load the package an
> autoloaded function is defined in? Especially if the doc string refers
> to other `...' items?
Why not simply auto-load those variables, especially if the doc string
refers to them?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-08 9:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-20 22:08 bug#15940: 24.3.50; doc string of `lwarn' refers to undefined variables Drew Adams
2014-02-08 3:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2014-02-08 9:11 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2014-02-08 20:06 ` Glenn Morris
2014-02-09 0:20 ` Glenn Morris
2014-02-08 23:05 ` Drew Adams
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