GNU bug report logs - #15116
24.3.50; doc of `set-match-data'

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:28:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15116 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15116: 24.3.50; doc of `set-match-data'
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:40:26 +0200

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:

> The doc for every Emacs function should say what the return value is.

Hm. I disagree. Many functions are used just by their side effects,
and forcing them to declare a return value and keep it forever
back-compatible is unreasonable, especially when the return value is
quite arbitrary. You simply shouldn't rely on them returning anything
sensible.

   J
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