bug#4949: 23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined

bug#4949: 23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined

[Drew Adams]

emacs -Q
C-h r
 
C-s sort-fold-case, to search for all occurrences.
 
There are two occurrences, one of which is in the Variable Index.  The
variable is undefined - not recognized by `C-h v' and not explained in
the manual. It should be removed, defined, or explained.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'
 

bug#4949: marked as done (23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined)

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: 23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:40 -0800
Message-ID: <193C3A9DD1904C2F82770B2C8B4AB766@us.oracle.com>

emacs -Q
C-h r
 
C-s sort-fold-case, to search for all occurrences.
 
There are two occurrences, one of which is in the Variable Index.  The
variable is undefined - not recognized by `C-h v' and not explained in
the manual. It should be removed, defined, or explained.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'
 




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From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: 4949-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: Bug#4949
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:28 -0500
Message-ID: <jbbpiygogn.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>


It is defined in sort.el, and explained in the manual in "Sorting Text".

bug#4949: marked as done (23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined)

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: 23.1; variable `sort-fold-case' is referenced but undefined
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:40 -0800
Message-ID: <193C3A9DD1904C2F82770B2C8B4AB766@us.oracle.com>

emacs -Q
C-h r
 
C-s sort-fold-case, to search for all occurrences.
 
There are two occurrences, one of which is in the Variable Index.  The
variable is undefined - not recognized by `C-h v' and not explained in
the manual. It should be removed, defined, or explained.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'
 




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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'Glenn Morris'" <rgm@gnu.org>, <4949-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>
Subject: RE: Bug#4949
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:32 -0800
Message-ID: <F666AEA2C05D4C68B3BE0ABAD4E60E02@us.oracle.com>

> It is defined in sort.el, and explained in the manual in 
> "Sorting Text".

You are only confirming what I said:
"There are two occurrences, one of which is in the Variable Index."

The non-index occurrence, which is the one you mention, does not explain well
what this is or does. It says only " Many of the sort commands ignore case
differences when comparing, if `sort-fold-case' is non-`nil'." Which sort
commands?

More importantly, as the bug report states: "The variable is undefined - not
recognized by `C-h v'". It should be described by `describe-variable', from the
outset.