GNU bug report logs - #14045
24.3.50; Misleading argument name in `call-process'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:43:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>

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From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; Misleading argument name in `call-process'
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:39:47 +0800

In the doc string of the function `call-process', the third argument
"buffer" is somewhat misleading, since it can also be a file.  I suggest
to change it to "destination".

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2)
 of 2013-03-24 on debian
Bzr revision: 112123 eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu-20130324024051-z0xmpfe1wbykouv8

-- 
Xue Fuqiao
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14045: 24.3.50; Misleading argument name in `call-process'
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 03:55:10 -0400

Xue Fuqiao wrote:

> In the doc string of the function `call-process', the third argument
> "buffer" is somewhat misleading, since it can also be a file. I
> suggest to change it to "destination".

If you want to, go ahead. The doc string would probably then need some
tweaking.
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From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
To: 14045-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 24.3.50; Misleading argument name in `call-process'
Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 09:56:12 +0800

Fixed.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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