From 2421e4534646cfd49f6e701359826f31c9d351fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:31:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Minor improvements to EDE and EIEIO manuals

For discussion, see the following threads:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-05/msg00630.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-06/msg00099.html

* doc/misc/ede.texi (ede-generic-project): Clean up example.
* doc/misc/eieio.texi (Accessing Slots): Document slot-value as a
generalized variable and set-slot-value as obsolete.
(Predicates): Fix typo.
(Introspection): Document eieio-class-slots in place of the obsolete
object-slots.
---
 doc/misc/ede.texi   | 10 ++++------
 doc/misc/eieio.texi | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/misc/ede.texi b/doc/misc/ede.texi
index 584b0d7ee5..412176986c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ede.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/ede.texi
@@ -955,18 +955,16 @@ ede-generic-project
 ;;; MAKEFILE
 
 (defclass ede-generic-makefile-project (ede-generic-project)
-  ((buildfile :initform "Makefile")
-   )
+  ((buildfile :initform "Makefile"))
   "Generic Project for makefiles.")
 
 (defmethod ede-generic-setup-configuration ((proj ede-generic-makefile-project) config)
-  "Setup a configuration for Make."
+  "Set up a configuration for Make."
   (oset config build-command "make -k")
-  (oset config debug-command "gdb ")
-  )
+  (oset config debug-command "gdb "))
 
 (ede-generic-new-autoloader "generic-makefile" "Make"
-			    "Makefile" 'ede-generic-makefile-project)
+                            "Makefile" 'ede-generic-makefile-project)
 @end example
 
 This example project will detect any directory with the file
diff --git a/doc/misc/eieio.texi b/doc/misc/eieio.texi
index 3943c544c7..aceaff051e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eieio.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eieio.texi
@@ -734,14 +734,21 @@ Accessing Slots
 @anchor{slot-value}
 This function retrieves the value of @var{slot} from @var{object}.
 Unlike @code{oref}, the symbol for @var{slot} must be quoted.
+
+This is a generalized variable that can be used with @code{setf} to
+modify the value stored in @var{slot}.  @xref{Generalized
+Variables,,,elisp,GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
 @end defun
 
 @defun set-slot-value object slot value
 @anchor{set-slot-value}
-This is not a CLOS function, but is the setter for @code{slot-value}
-used by the @code{setf} macro.  This
-function sets the value of @var{slot} from @var{object}.  Unlike
+This function sets the value of @var{slot} from @var{object}.  Unlike
 @code{oset}, the symbol for @var{slot} must be quoted.
+
+This is not a CLOS function, but is the obsolete setter for
+@code{slot-value} used by the @code{setf} macro.  It is therefore
+recommended to use @w{@code{(setf (slot-value @var{object} @var{slot})
+@var{value})}} instead.
 @end defun
 
 @defun slot-makeunbound object slot
@@ -1062,7 +1069,7 @@ Predicates
 This should look like Lisp symbols from other parts of Emacs such as
 buffers and processes, and is shorter and cleaner than printing the
 object's record.  It is more useful to use @code{object-print} to get
-and object's print form, as this allows the object to add extra display
+an object's print form, as this allows the object to add extra display
 information into the symbol.
 @end defun
 
@@ -1217,7 +1224,7 @@ Introspection
 some functions have been provided.  None of these functions are a part
 of CLOS.
 
-@defun object-slots obj
+@defun eieio-class-slots obj
 Return the list of public slots for @var{obj}.
 @end defun
 
-- 
2.26.2