GNU bug report logs - #20691
24.5; `eval-expression' doesn't conform to its docstring

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vasilij Schneidermann <v.schneidermann <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 09:37:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, v.schneidermann <at> gmail.com,
 Nicolas Richard <youngfrog <at> members.fsf.org>
Subject: Re: bug#20691: 24.5;
 `eval-expression' doesn't conform to its docstring
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:57:02 -0400

tags 20691 fixed
close 20691 25.1
quit

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

>> From: Nicolas Richard <youngfrog <at> members.fsf.org>
>> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:09:14 +0200
>> Cc: 20691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> 
>> Vasilij Schneidermann <v.schneidermann <at> gmail.com> writes:
>> > "M-: 5 7 RET" displays "57 (#o71, #x39, ?9) in the echo area.
>> 
>> Indeed, I was wrong, sorry. I don't know what was intended, but I guess
>> it's a docbug.
>
> Yes, we should fix the documentation.  The code was working like since
> longer than I can remember.

I fixed it in 06952353 "Fix docstring of eval-expression".
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