From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Executing function only if another function is defined Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:51:20 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <87czduhsxe.fsf@dataswamp.org> <877d41h2ap.fsf@dataswamp.org> <871qu9h0vd.fsf@dataswamp.org> Reply-To: carlmarcos@tutanota.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="18832"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Emanuel Berg Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 25 13:52:47 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oFwdj-0004dc-5W for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:52:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57070 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oFwdh-0001ft-Iu for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:52:45 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42084) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oFwcQ-0001ec-2N for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:51:26 -0400 Original-Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:54032) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oFwcM-0000Wo-A2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:51:25 -0400 Original-Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC17CFBF8D7; Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:51:20 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1658749880; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=q1XL4HDjaoqXtwEZ1iODdcT0rGi34FTJFwcnnCqrHfc=; b=d0SXyf6/4g7wQc76gzzFX2Xv0A75b5YU/0G00vDbuMYDS4DjcGxLGk3TIYwS5ApT QzQ9fsEM/kxzSmhPE0TiFz7fZihFfCQ13KVHtEtkEhUlrl21rx8VUt3x9iLsukDLxt5 CRGas68bjzSgOj6OC95iV1zt4Sm9ykYC9e+7vIamuMNFqufAT4s8JB2kY1VnoTtcp7Z Z9hMCPOvugTkrUFmN/m/j46B9sddtdPuGRPy2mZcdZL+7NOY/rLBeUMpkKerMGDQ3fl p3scTgnYo1yBM+GZsCHKd//l6jejdT8kLz17E4Yar8sgXscgga/xmWvzlyd4gPE7S+U StnDre1tVQ== In-Reply-To: <871qu9h0vd.fsf@dataswamp.org> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.162; envelope-from=carlmarcos@tutanota.com; helo=w1.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:138611 Archived-At: --=20 Sent with Tutanota, enjoy secure & ad-free emails.=20 Jul 25, 2022, 11:45 by incal@dataswamp.org: > carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote: > >>>> (defun docboost (fname doc-boost) >>>> "Appends a string to the documentation of a function. >>>> FNAME Name of function >>>> DOC-BOOST Documentation" >>>> >>> >>> Nice! >>> >>> It should be automated to appear like that by default and >>> automatically, and incorrect docstrings shouldn't not just be >>> "considered" bugs, they should be bugs ... >>> >> >> What don't you agree with exactly? The docstring in the >> function definition would only be a brief description. >> If additional information in required, that can be added >> later, as not to encumber the function with too much text >> before one can start seeing the implementation. >> > > ????????? > I refer you to your remark about automation.=C2=A0 Was it a criticism? >>> I don't see why not? >>> >> >> In case there is a superior way to test whether the function >> was defined. >> > > Uhm ... is there a difference between the questions "is > X a function" and "is X defined as a function"? > Because there is also fboundp and symbol-function.