Subject: bug#27492: closed (Re: bug#27492: 24.5; doc string of `kmacro-start-macro')

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 08:26:02 +0000

Your bug report

#27492: 24.5; doc string of `kmacro-start-macro'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#27492: 24.5; doc string of `kmacro-start-macro'
From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
To: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:25:03 +0300
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> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:30:40 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
> 
> Sorry, I should have included the doc strings of these functions,
> which also erroneously speak of making the name "permanent":
> 
>  kmacro-call-macro
>  kmacro-end-and-call-macro

Thanks, fixed.

Subject: 24.5; doc string of `kmacro-start-macro'
From: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:24:52 -0700 (PDT)
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

This part is incorrect:

  "Use \\[kmacro-name-last-macro] to give it a permanent name."

There is nothing permanent about the name.  Just say give it a name.

In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'