From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Le Wang Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9482: specific manual text suggestion Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:25:28 +0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1315920414 2782 80.91.229.12 (13 Sep 2011 13:26:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:26:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9482@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 13 15:26:50 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 1R3T0h-0002UH-9x for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:26:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45141 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T0e-0004Za-Nk for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:26:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:51893) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T0W-0004YD-Q1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:26:42 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T0V-0006gV-TF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:26:36 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:50944) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T0V-0006gP-QQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:26:35 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T4o-0006vK-CB; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:31:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Resent-From: Le Wang Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9482 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9482-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9482.131592060323785 (code B ref 9482); Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:31:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9482) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Sep 2011 13:30:03 +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 1R3T3q-0006B7-9L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:30:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pz0-f47.google.com ([209.85.210.47]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R3T3k-0006AY-Jq for 9482@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:29:58 -0400 Original-Received: by pzk2 with SMTP id 2so752110pzk.20 for <9482@debbugs.gnu.org>; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:25:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=/HpcdlvenGCE7/WyjWzIZ7JvY8wap/JUP10CBA44k68=; b=v30xYsdzkTtIsUH15VCcVaajFQcwDKq//9C1q/sh44tVJLA0rS8Xx7tsgcmXwjA/yV iQHZCskJTMWgA5t2gym2DSa9HTefAPDy+J11hBksK/WSblDVmPFOKImTp42Zegw6MXtT AEKnIY3sZCEj6ACjjvd1Pw+2qEM7v9vCkEsBM= Original-Received: by 10.68.24.69 with SMTP id s5mr3829262pbf.519.1315920328410; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:25:28 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.68.58.138 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:25:28 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:31:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:51096 Archived-At: Hi Stefan, As I mentioned in this bug. The manual already has an example of this trap in the nconc section. Maybe just a pointer to it. So my suggestion for specific text would be: "WARNING: '(a . b) is not short-hand for (cons 'a 'b). The former does not cons. Quoting should be reserved for constants that will *NEVER* change. See nconc for example of unexpected results when a quoted object is modified." My terminology may be not quite right, but if I read something like this, the difference would be much clearer. -- Le