From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: `Man-default-man-entry' - remove or not remove section numbers
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:40:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k5n5z4wa.fsf@jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4768E8D5.7020307@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:48:05 +0100")
> `Man-default-man-entry' has the following contradictory behavior:
>
> The following code
>
> (when (looking-at "[ \t\r\n]+\\([-a-zA-Z0-9._+:]+\\)([0-9])")
> (setq word (concat word (match-string-no-properties 1))))
>
> removes the section number for the returned value. The comment and code
> below
>
> ;; If looking at something like ioctl(2) or brc(1M), include the
> ;; section number in the returned value. Remove text properties.
> (concat word
> (if (looking-at
> (concat "[ \t]*([ \t]*\\(" Man-section-regexp "\\)[ \t]*)"))
> (format "(%s)" (match-string-no-properties 1)))))))
>
> explicitly vote for keeping it. What's the preferred behavior here?
I think it would be better to keep the section number.
> Also can someone please explain why this is a `defsubst'?
No idea.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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2007-12-19 9:48 `Man-default-man-entry' - remove or not remove section numbers martin rudalics
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