GNU bug report logs - #20479
advertised-calling-convention and doc of built-in functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 01:16:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: advertised-calling-convention and doc of built-in functions
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:15:30 -0400

Package: emacs
Version: 25.0.50

  emacs-lisp/ert.el:272:27:Warning: indirect-function called with 2
  arguments, but accepts only 1

C-h f indirect-function
(indirect-function OBJECT &optional NOERROR)


I guess subr.el's

(set-advertised-calling-convention 'indirect-function '(object) "25.1")

doesn't affect the doc-string of built-ins (like it does with
non-builtins, eg report-emacs-bug), only the compilation warning.
I think that's pretty confusing. I don't know how you figure out what's
going on without grepping the source.


Also, there's no NEWS entry for this indirect-function argument change,
so it seems likely that no-one will make the corresponding updates to
the elisp manual.
Added indication that bug 20479 blocks19759 Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 01 May 2015 01:18:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Removed indication that bug 20479 blocks Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 04 May 2015 17:20:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug marked as fixed in version 25.1, send any further explanations to 20479 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 05 May 2015 23:53:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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