From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch'
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:34:21 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y6dhabrm.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2.1278856813.6344.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Štěpán Němec <stepnem@gmail.com> writes:
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> From: Štěpán Němec <stepnem@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: 6591@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org
>>> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:59:38 +0200
>>>
>>> >> Well, just look at `when' -- ISTM it has the very same "problem" as
>>> >> discussed here. And it's probably not the only one/two.
>>> >
>>> > Sorry, I don't get your point. Sure, there are places in the manual
>>> > that use "FORM...", but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the only
>>> > possible way of describing that. "BODY..." is used in quite a few
>>> > places as well, and I was only talking about those.
>>>
>>> You were asking about BODY...
>>> `when' uses BODY..., and IMO in `when' `BODY...' means the very same
>>> thing as in `catch' (i.e., "any number of forms"), which you're now
>>> apparently about to change.
>>
>> I think you are using an old version of the ELisp manual. The latest
>> one on the trunk doesn't use BODY... That's why I misunderstood your
>> point.
>
> (describe-function 'when)
>
>> But yes, I know that `catch' is not the only one that uses BODY... and
>> I intended to change them all.
>
> I just hope you're not going to change them to `BODY' instead of
> `BODY...', as that would mean
>
> (when (condition)
> (a single form))
>
> `FORM...' would seem more clear, but I don't really care that much.
>
>
But I thought that was what the discussion was about i.e.
BODY == FORM.....
but
BODY... is equal to multiple 'bodies' which is not what is meant.
I prefer BODY rather than BODY..., but think the CL FORM* is the clearer
when you want to indicate one or more forms.
Tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-11 22:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-09 15:52 bug#6591: 24.0.50; incorrect doc for `catch' Drew Adams
2010-07-09 17:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-09 19:36 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 7:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 14:14 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 14:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 15:44 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 15:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 4:21 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 6:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 8:14 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 9:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 10:59 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 13:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 13:44 ` Štěpán Němec
2010-07-11 14:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 15:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 15:33 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.11.1278862210.6344.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-07-11 22:36 ` Tim X
[not found] ` <mailman.2.1278856813.6344.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-07-11 22:34 ` Tim X [this message]
2010-12-08 15:52 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-20 12:25 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 15:33 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-11 16:33 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 16:52 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 17:13 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 17:58 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 18:14 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 19:10 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 19:40 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 20:07 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 21:22 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-11 21:42 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 21:44 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 8:43 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 14:56 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 15:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:01 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 16:11 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:31 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 16:36 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 16:50 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 18:14 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 18:35 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 18:41 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-12 18:49 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 17:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-12 18:30 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-10 5:44 ` MON KEY
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