GNU bug report logs - #18253
24.4.50; doc string of `remq': correct it per the doc of `remove'

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

Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:00:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> gmail.com>

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From: tsugutomo.enami <at> jp.sony.com
To: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> gmail.com>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 18253 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18253: 24.4.50; doc string of `remq': correct it per the doc of `remove'
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 07:12:58 +0900

Hi,

> Thanks for the report. Fixed in trunk r117732.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Please explicitly say that `remq' returns a *copy* of LIST, just as we
> > do in the doc string of `remove'.  It does *not* "Return LIST with all
> > occurrences of ELT removed."

IMHO, describing remq to return a copy of list is also confusing.  Since
it does not return a copy on some cases.

enami.
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