GNU bug report logs - #12644
24.2.50; Doc fix

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:40:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 24.3

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 12644 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 12644 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#12644: 24.2.50; Doc fix
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:30:30 -0400

>> in a cyclic manner.  If you give @code{completion-cycle-threshold} a
>> numeric value @var{n}, completion commands switch to this cycling
>> -behavior only when there are fewer than @var{n} alternatives.
>> +behavior only when there are @var{n} or fewer alternatives.
> Thanks. By experiment, you are correct; but the variable's doc and the
> code comments also describe the former behaviour, so I wonder if the code
> should be changed?

I don't think anybody cares about such off-by-one differences here, so
you can change the doc to match the code or vice-versa: either way
is fine.


        Stefan
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