Subject: 24.2.92; Doc of `random' fails to mention string arguments

From: Michael Heerdegen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:40:02 +0100

Hi,

from the elisp manual:

 -- Function: random &optional limit
     [...]
     If LIMIT is a string, it means to choose a new seed based on the
     string's contents.

That's what it does for me, I think.  However, the docstring of `random'
does not mention string values.  Due to the docstring, strings would be
ignored.

Thanks,

Michael.

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