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24.0.92; doc string of `save-buffer'

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Message #17 received at 10346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 10346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10346: 24.0.92; doc string of `save-buffer'
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:58:51 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

>> The doc string talks about the prefix arg, but no connection is made to
>> ARGS for use in Lisp.
>
> Yes.  But the values for ARG are so...  non-Lispey, I have a feeling
> that it's been left off by choice.  The values are basically 0, 4, 16
> and 64, which are ... kinda opaque when calling a function like that.
>
> I don't know.  Should these values be documented or not?

I think they're left out on purpose.  Closing.

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