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Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24316: closed (Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual,
 Section 5.3)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:21:01 +0000

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From: Eric Wayman <ericwayman <at> fastmail.fm>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:53:34 -0400

With respect to

 -- Function: safe-length list

the text says

    "If LIST is not ‘nil’ or a cons cell, ‘safe-length’ returns 0."

But running

    (safe-length nil)

gives 0.

Best regards,
Eric Alan Wayman

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From: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
To: Eric Wayman <ericwayman <at> fastmail.fm>
Cc: 24316-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24316: Mistake in GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Section 5.3
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:20:21 -0400

On 8/26/2016 5:05 PM, Eric Wayman wrote:
> Dear Ken,
>
> I misunderstood; excuse me for taking your time!

No problem.  I'm closing the bug.

Ken

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