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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: MON KEY <monkey@sandpframing.com>
Cc: 6496@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6496: documentation manual missing "autoload object" in "What Is a Function" node
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:34:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3wrfzpmp4.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimSLQjVdaZ-E6yC4C4XQ4RJ8LF4QGs_buPKU_zE@mail.gmail.com> (MON KEY's message of "Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:53:38 -0400")

MON KEY <monkey@sandpframing.com> writes:

> Does not mention "autoload objects" as a "type" of function.
>
> It should do so and make an xref to (info "(elisp)Autoload Type").
>
> Following is an attempt at documenting the object:
>
> ,----
> |
> | "autoload object"
> | An "autoload object" stores a function definition in a placeholder
> | for the real definition of a symbol-function.  The autoload object
> | says that the real definition is found in a file of Lisp code which
> | should be loaded when necessary.  An autoload object is stored as a
> | list with the first element being the symbol `autoload'.
> |
> `----

I've installed a similar definition in the Emacs 24 manual.

-- 
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2010-06-22 22:53 bug#6496: documentation manual missing "autoload object" in "What Is a Function" node MON KEY
2011-07-03 12:34 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]

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