From unknown Sun Aug 10 11:49:30 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#13976 <13976@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#13976 <13976@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: forward-sexp return value not documented Reply-To: bug#13976 <13976@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:49:30 +0000 retitle 13976 forward-sexp return value not documented reassign 13976 emacs submitter 13976 Andreas R=C3=B6hler severity 13976 wishlist tag 13976 notabug wontfix thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Mar 16 10:41:59 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Mar 2013 14:41:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58000 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsJ1-0000Ex-QE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:41:58 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59704) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsIx-0000Ej-3z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:41:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsHW-0003R8-8h for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:40:23 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-101.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:58026) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsHW-0003R3-5r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:40:22 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42832) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsHV-0006vo-9t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:40:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsHT-0003Qs-R6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:40:21 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.17.9]:63800) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UGsHT-0003Qj-Hb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:40:19 -0400 Received: from [192.168.178.21] (brln-4d0c0260.pool.mediaWays.net [77.12.2.96]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mreu0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MbcUz-1TyW3D0pUr-00J4Bf; Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:40:18 +0100 Message-ID: <51448486.7030902@easy-emacs.de> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:41:10 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Andreas_R=F6hler?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130307 Thunderbird/17.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: forward-sexp return value not documented Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:p1iVUO6P7/81nLVDxz97sHXhPTWmY0CoThNNZDmyjKe zg4P8SoD1fFKep/pObSNjzL0CcSyOoYqGC6pTB28PYysAix7/O fepBMYpa85mH3DU2vkzh9KUz7s2zkOm9dUf0j6qMHpkd2SPxWo IjeZQcxl3nSZQZ5hBrcpq52KpCs/G/409k0TKrTaO6h5Jfctc8 SZATiMNJhns13VW6x7znuAYDAjHTyuBTmFfHiQVYtxArGdSZLb zWNPf3Pd9103Az/6k+DHlCzz1jP/e4fUr+OROs5PhXnHQfgDp0 D7HS9nv0r8iK+JF67aGnmbrDw2kw8WgZlCP2onI2lHd7RvmhKW 1/Ksh/4b50NxHrEuLZxDnW6yqy6ev+zxjazzXvV+L X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) Hi, forward-sexp returns point, which IMHO is useful, as it permits writing (setq result (forward-sexp)) Understand concerns wrt mainteance, not to make code dependent from return values. OTOH speed is an issue at Emacs Lisp and this seems not expected to change. Suggest to mention return value in docstring, so people may make use of it. Best, Andres From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Mar 29 21:35:18 2013 Received: (at 13976) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Mar 2013 01:35:18 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51727 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkhR-0002yc-2g for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:35:17 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:40999) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkhO-0002yV-Sp for 13976@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:35:15 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkeo-0001h8-VC; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:32:35 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: Andreas =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=B6hler?= Subject: Re: bug#13976: forward-sexp return value not documented References: <51448486.7030902@easy-emacs.de> X-Spook: Europol high security SWAT CISU LABLINK Freeh Rumsfeld X-Ran: JxY0WJuMZ:L$QM?X3lC>[]tZ.&5VgIioUiZrnh\59EC5}2ad^/VPR+\yYC;)6#=/76@3}# X-Hue: green X-Attribution: GM Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:32:34 -0400 In-Reply-To: <51448486.7030902@easy-emacs.de> ("Andreas =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=B6h?= =?utf-8?Q?ler=22's?= message of "Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:41:10 +0100") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -5.5 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13976 Cc: 13976@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -8.2 (--------) Andreas R=C3=B6hler wrote: > forward-sexp returns point ? No it doesn't. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Mar 29 21:35:47 2013 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Mar 2013 01:35:47 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51730 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkhv-0002zg-7A for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:35:47 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:41005) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkht-0002zZ-C7 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:35:45 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULkfK-00039L-H2 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:33:06 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:33:06 -0400 Message-Id: Subject: control message for bug 13976 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.1) From: Glenn Morris X-Spam-Score: -5.5 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.5 (-----) close 13976 From unknown Sun Aug 10 11:49:30 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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