GNU bug report logs - #21391
24.5; `thing-at-point' returns error when called with arguments 'number t

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tino Calancha <f92capac <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 01:57:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.5

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 21391 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tino.calancha <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:59:01 +0200

> Cc: tino.calancha <at> gmail.com, 21391 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 20:55:44 +0200
> 
> On 10.11.2016 20:49, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> >> If the consumer needs the text representation, they will call
> >>
> >> (thing-at-point 'foo)
> >>
> >> If they need the "real thing", they will call
> >>
> >> (foo-at-point)
> >>
> >> which we really expect to be defined.
> >
> > Which is again entirely backward incompatible, right?
> 
> Why do you think so?

Because currently they can call thing-at-point without defining
foo-at-point.  AFAIU, you suggest to deny them this possibility, and
force them to define foo-at-point for every foo.
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