GNU bug report logs - #15096
24.3.50; doc string of `read-file-name' - "value is not expanded"

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:44:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15096 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15096: 24.3.50; doc string of `read-file-name' - "value is not expanded"
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:15:44 -0800

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Beginning of doc string:
>
>   Read file name, prompting with PROMPT and completing in directory DIR.
>   Value is not expanded---you must call `expand-file-name' yourself.
>
> What value?  This could easily be misread to be referring to the value
> of DIR.  Please say clearly that it is the return value of function
> `read-file-name' that is not expanded.

Fixed in trunk.

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