From: Maurizio Vitale <mav@google.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: file/line info for macro expansion
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:36:31 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xotj4o9n9dw0.fsf@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jwvipy3c23q.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org
>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> However, both `find-function' and `find-variable' seem to know
>> file and line number where a function/variable has been defined.
Stefan> Emacs knows the file name (in most cases, at least), thanks
Stefan> to load-history. But it doesn't know the line number.
Stefan> Instead, find-function will look for the definition with a
Stefan> regular expression.
And this is exactly what I'm likely to be doing. I was not aware of the
filename info (thanks Elena) and for my purposeses that is close enough.
Thanks to everybody,
Maurizio
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-05 22:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <mailman.1.1294157491.12765.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-04 16:18 ` file/line info for macro expansion Elena
2011-01-04 19:52 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2011-01-04 22:32 ` Elena
2011-01-05 6:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-01-05 14:50 ` Steven W. Orr
2011-01-05 22:36 ` Maurizio Vitale [this message]
2011-01-04 23:46 ` Tim X
2011-01-05 6:10 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-01-05 15:16 ` Elena
2011-01-04 16:10 Maurizio Vitale
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