GNU bug report logs - #12686
PATCH: ambiguous help doc strings

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Aaron S. Hawley" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:01:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 12686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Aaron S. Hawley'" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 'Juri Linkov' <juri <at> jurta.org>, 12686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	'Stefan Monnier' <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: RE: bug#12686: PATCH: ambiguous help doc strings
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:01:57 -0700

> Interesting proposals, but can we apply my patch full of doc fixes,
> close this issue and brainstorm about Help Mode in a new bug or on
> emacs-devel?

I agree.

But I would argue for including the simple change I suggested in your patch:
move the fn-or-var clause in `help-make-xrefs' to the top of the cond, so the
xref link takes you to doc for both when available.

> Sorry to be a party pooper.

Not a very good party anyway.
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