From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MON KEY Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:06:34 -0400 Message-ID: References: <83630r934x.fsf@gnu.org> <834ogb8txc.fsf@gnu.org> <83y6dn74lv.fsf@gnu.org> <83wrt770rf.fsf@gnu.org> <83pqldef1r.fsf@gnu.org> <83mxggetu6.fsf@gnu.org> <83bowwirgp.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310756888 23346 80.91.229.12 (15 Jul 2011 19:08:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:08:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: schwab@linux-m68k.org, 6576@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 15 21:08:04 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnk3-0007fK-Lz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:08:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60137 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnk2-0001EM-IE for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:08:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36731) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhnjA-000158-Qu for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnj5-0006Mz-T9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:08 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:39254) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnj5-0006Mg-3J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnj4-0005Iq-6Q; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: MON KEY Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:07:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6576 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6576-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6576.131075680320353 (code B ref 6576); Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:07:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6576) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jul 2011 19:06:43 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnik-0005ID-T3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:06:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-iw0-f172.google.com ([209.85.214.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhnii-0005I1-Pj for 6576@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:06:41 -0400 Original-Received: by iwn39 with SMTP id 39so1323117iwn.3 for <6576@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:06:34 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.231.121.140 with SMTP id h12mr3405086ibr.101.1310756794385; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:06:34 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.231.18.19 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:06:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: wEoO57_1No9Dc589Kb2LTuK6_zo X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:49204 Archived-At: On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen w= rote: > No, not really. =C2=A0:-) =C2=A0I think these functions should say that t= hey > return a character, and if that's not sufficient, they should refer you > to the manual to explain what Emacs means by a character. If it doesn't do what it says or then a pointer into the manual won't help clarify the underlying issue and only glosses over it. -- /s_P\