GNU bug report logs - #23998
25.1.50; inconsistent docstring of file-ownership-preserved-p

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Reported by: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:35:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.1.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: 23998-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23998: 25.1.50;
 inconsistent docstring of file-ownership-preserved-p
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:01:25 +0200

Version: 25.2

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> The docstring of file-ownership-preserved-p says: "Return nil if FILE
> does not exist...". However, the implementation contains the comment:
>
> ;; Return t if the file doesn't exist, since it's true that no
> ;; information would be lost by an (attempted) delete and create.
>
> Given, that this comment and the corresponding implementation exist for
> more than 20 years, I propose to fix the docstring.

No News is Good News. I've fixed the docstring, closing the bug.

Best regards, Michael.
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