GNU bug report logs - #17567
24.4.50; doc string of `define-derived-mode'

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 19:17:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Merged with 20531

Found in versions 24.4.50, 25.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 17567 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 17567 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17567: 24.4.50; doc string of `define-derived-mode'
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:01:45 -0700

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> I have now fixed this on (commit e4c9081d46).  This change will be a
>> part of the upcoming Emacs 28.1.
>
> Thanks, but IMO talking about "unquoted symbols" makes this text
> confusing.  Why did you need to say that?  My suggestion is to remove
> those sentences, they aren't needed.

Oh, I thought it made it more clear.  As a user of this function, I
basically just want to know if I need to put:

    :syntax-table foo-syntax-table

or
    :syntax-table 'foo-syntax-table

I'm fine with saying nothing, for the simple fact that these features
aren't used that much, and it's easy to just try both variants to see
which work.  But I think it would be better to say something if we can
come up with something clear.
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