GNU bug report logs - #25461
Missing doc strings for "," and ",@".

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:24:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 25461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25461: Missing doc strings for "," and ",@".
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:53:34 +0100

On Jan 17 2017, Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de> wrote:

> I don't expect the typical novice Elisp hacker cares about such nice
> distinctions.

A doc string is not for introduction of basics, a novice is expected to
read the manual for that.

> She can get a doc string for `, so why not one for , or ,@?

The paren doesn't have a doc string either.

Andreas.

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