GNU bug report logs - #24056
`DATA and 'DATA look the same in Guile INFO in emacs on tty & X11

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Package: guile;

Reported by: myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:36:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
To: myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 24056-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24056: `DATA and 'DATA look the same in Guile INFO in emacs
 on tty & X11
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:43:03 +0100

On Fri 22 Jul 2016 22:09, myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hello Guile,
>
> You probably already know this, but, when viewing the Guile INFO on
> emacs in tty or X11, the "Expression Syntax" part of the manual reads:
>
> [...]
> (quote DATA)
> ’DATA
> [...]
> (quasiquote DATA)
> ‘DATA
> [...]
>
> That is, the 'DATA and `DATA examples are both typeset with single
> quote.

I didn't know this!  A tricky little thing to fix but I think I have
it.  Thanks for the report :)

Andy
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