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24.2.50; defun*: argument lists in documentation look terrible

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Message #16 received at 12884-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 12884-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12884: 24.2.50;
	defun*: argument lists in documentation look terrible
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:28:07 -0500

>> > This looks terrible with all this #: and quote \, stuff.
>> Binding print-quoted makes sense to improve the quote/backquote syntax.
>> But I don't understand why we have those #: in there.  I understand it's
>> there to say the symbols are not interned, but I don't understand why
>> they're not interned.
> See `cl--make-usage-args'.  It upcases the names of the arguments and
> makes them a symbol again.  The one who wrote that wanted that no new
> symbols are interned, and so used `make-symbol'.  Dunno if there's a
> reason to do so.

Ah, yes of course.
I installed a patch similar to yours, except I didn't touch print-length
and print-level, since I can't think of a good reason to favor nil
for them.


        Stefan

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