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24.4.50; doc string of `remq': correct it per the doc of `remove'

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From: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 18253 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 18253-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18253: 24.4.50; doc string of `remq': correct it per the doc of `remove'
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:19:32 -0600

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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."
>
> The final sentence of the doc string tries to clarify things, but
> combined with the first sentence the result is still confusing.
>
>
>
> In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
>  of 2014-06-28 on ODIEONE
> Bzr revision: 117431 rgm <at> gnu.org-20140628015517-eku6hj8mpgcvfnso
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --prefix=/c/Devel/emacs/snapshot/trunk
>  --enable-checking=yes,glyphs 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3'
>  LDFLAGS=-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib 'CPPFLAGS=-DGC_MCHECK=1
>  -Ic:/Devel/emacs/include''
>
>
>
>

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