GNU bug report logs - #28736
24.5; doc of `push'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 02:58:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 24.5

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 28736 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28736: 24.5; doc of `push'
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 09:04:23 +0300

> Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 19:56:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> Both the doc string and the Elisp manual entry should say that `push'
> returns the new value of the place that it updates.  The doc says
> nothing about the return value.

That usually means we don't want to advertise the return value, and
that programs should not depend on it.  Why is that a problem in this
case?
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