From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20625: 25.0.50; doc of `define-error` is incorrect Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:04:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1432242325 25138 80.91.229.3 (21 May 2015 21:05:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 21:05:25 +0000 (UTC) To: 20625@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 21 23:05:11 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeR-0007p6-5R for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 23:05:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59498 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeQ-0006LE-63 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52216) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeM-0006K7-Ul for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeJ-0005Io-Py for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42442) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeJ-0005IK-Lz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXeJ-0000U7-AJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 21:05:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 20625 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.14322422881815 (code B ref -1); Thu, 21 May 2015 21:05:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 May 2015 21:04:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52416 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXe3-0000TC-BT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:48 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38635) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXe0-0000Sn-Q3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:45 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXdu-000583-Od for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:39 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:43233) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXdu-00057u-Lp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:38 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52138) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXdt-0006IS-II for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:38 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXdq-00056d-DA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:37 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:17887) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YvXdq-00056D-6r for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 May 2015 17:04:34 -0400 Original-Received: from userv0022.oracle.com (userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t4LL4W82015327 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 21 May 2015 21:04:32 GMT Original-Received: from userv0121.oracle.com (userv0121.oracle.com [156.151.31.72]) by userv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t4LL4VVe004452 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 21 May 2015 21:04:32 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0004.oracle.com (abhmp0004.oracle.com [141.146.116.10]) by userv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t4LL4VAA001697 for ; Thu, 21 May 2015 21:04:31 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x 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:103006 Archived-At: >From `C-h f': (define-error NAME MESSAGE &optional PARENT) Define NAME as a new error signal. MESSAGE is a string that will be output to the echo area if such an error is signaled without being caught by a `condition-case'. PARENT is either a signal or a list of signals from which it inherits. Defaults to `error'. No, MESSAGE is not necessarily a string. It is a required argument, but the code explicitly makes use of the case where it is nil. And existing code delivered with Emacs (e.g. bookmark.el) makes use of a nil MESSAGE. That case should be documented. The doc in the manual has the same bug (node Error Symbols). MESSAGE is *not* necessarily a string. In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-20 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG=3D1'