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From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
To: 18223@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#18223: [PATCH] Fix thinko concerning object property docs
Date: Fri,  8 Aug 2014 15:42:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1407505351-26741-1-git-send-email-dak@gnu.org> (raw)

Numeric values cannot reliably be distinguished using eq? and have no
guaranteed object identity.

Signed-off-by: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
---
 doc/ref/api-utility.texi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/ref/api-utility.texi b/doc/ref/api-utility.texi
index ffdf276..e2b60e2 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-utility.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-utility.texi
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ setting of @var{obj}'s @var{property}.
 
 A single object property created by @code{make-object-property} can
 associate distinct property values with all Scheme values that are
-distinguishable by @code{eq?} (including, for example, integers).
+distinguishable by @code{eq?} (ruling out numeric values).
 
 Internally, object properties are implemented using a weak key hash
 table.  This means that, as long as a Scheme value with property values
-- 
1.9.1






             reply	other threads:[~2014-08-08 13:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-08-08 13:42 David Kastrup [this message]
2014-08-09  9:46 ` bug#18223: Duplicate of issue 14792 David Kastrup
2014-08-09 12:16   ` Nala Ginrut
2014-08-09 12:21     ` David Kastrup
2014-08-11  3:00   ` bug#14792: " Mark H Weaver
2014-08-09 10:20 ` bug#18223: And here's direct proof that the doc is wrong: David Kastrup

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