GNU bug report logs - #24362
25.1.50; Inconsistent docstring between pcase-let and pcase-let*

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Reported by: Chunyang Xu <xuchunyang.me <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 04:27:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.1.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Robert Cochran <robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com>, 24362 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chunyang Xu <xuchunyang.me <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#24362: 25.1.50; Inconsistent docstring between pcase-let and pcase-let*
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:40:43 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> So if you are talking about `foo's actual arguments for such a call
> then you can say they are 1 and 2.  But if you are talking about the
> value of the &rest argument XS for such a call then you must say that
> the value is a list.

Hah Drew!  Actually we are indeed defining the meaning of the actual
arguments, but we are describing the semantics of the value of the &rest
parameter to do so.  That's the reason why such descriptions can be a
bit confusing at first.

Michael.
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