From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9082: Add hints to documentation of car and cdr for (e)lisp newcomers Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:31:32 +0200 Message-ID: References: <8762n4ewfx.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310669431 18076 80.91.229.12 (14 Jul 2011 18:50:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:50:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9082@debbugs.gnu.org To: asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam =?UTF-8?Q?Sj=C3=B8gren?=) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 14 20:50:27 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 1QhQzS-00013u-4z for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:50:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40285 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQzR-0007GA-8S for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:50:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:37491) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQxH-0006i3-8G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:15 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQxC-0004pA-C3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:10 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:44832) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQxC-0004p2-A9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQxB-0003UT-LE; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:05 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:48:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9082 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: fixed Original-Received: via spool by 9082-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9082.131066923713275 (code B ref 9082); Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:48:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9082) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Jul 2011 18:47:17 +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 1QhQwN-0003S0-Pt for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:47:16 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQwI-0003RK-D6 for 9082@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:47:11 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QhQw5-0006i4-5k; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:46:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <8762n4ewfx.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> ("Adam \=\?iso-8859-1\?Q\?Sj\?\= \=\?iso-8859-1\?Q\?\=F8gren\=22's\?\= message of "Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:03:30 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Joni Mitchell's _Dog Eat Dog_: "Lucky Girl" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:asjo@koldfront.dk::ejXsOMRAccLc1zri:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000AOlJ X-Hashcash: 1:23:110714:9082@debbugs.gnu.org::opaYMrlYg0NsRbTW:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000GP3/ X-MailScanner-ID: 1QhQw5-0006i4-5k MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1311274017.31747@twIkdQgUQKKhA61y7N3z7g X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:05 -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:49061 Archived-At: asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sj=F8gren) writes: > 2011-07-14 Adam Sj=F8gren > > * data.c (car, cdr): add functionality hints to documentation. I've applied your patch to Emacs 24, although... > DEFUN ("cdr", Fcdr, Scdr, 1, 1, 0, > ! doc: /* Return the cdr (rest) of LIST. If arg is nil, return ni= l. this is kinda still wrong-ish. I mean, you can take the cdr of a cons cell. The cdr isn't more `rest' then the car is. However, since the documentation says LIST, I guess it's OK. --=20 (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/