bug#67577: 29.1; Comments in kill-region seem to explain unless wrong

[Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
>> Cc: 67577@debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:21:37 -0800
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> >> From: Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:36:11 -0800
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> It says "'unless' is an 'if' without the then-part", which I think it
>> >> meant to say "'unless' is the inverse of 'if' ...", as I think "an 'if'
>> >> without the then-part" is supposed to be 'when'.  Let me know if my
>> >> understanding is wrong.  If not, please find the patch in my next post.
>> >
>> > We already fixed that part.  The text now says:
>> >
>> >      The ‘kill-region’ function definition also has an ‘unless’ macro; it
>> >   is the opposite of ‘when’.  The ‘unless’ macro is like an ‘if’ except
>> >   that it has no then-clause, and it supplies an implicit ‘nil’ for that.
>> >
>> > So I don't think this needs to be fixed anymore.
>> 
>> Hmm, I think the comment part on latest head is still the same as last
>> time I checked.
>
> Sorry, I don't understand: what is the problem with the current text?
> 'when' is NOT 'if' without 'then', it's 'if' without 'else'..
>

Ah looks like I miss understood.  Sorry for the confusion.  Please feel
free to close.

>> Please also take a look at my patch and see whether it is still
>> worth committing.
>
> The current text was approved by several people,m including Richard
> Stallman, so I think it is okay as is.

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Xiyue Deng