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26.0.91; Add index entries to Elisp manual for#: syntax

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#18957: closed (Re: bug#30478: 26.0.91; Add index entries to
 Elisp manual for#: syntax)
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:26:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#30478: 25.0.50; document #: in Elisp manual

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 18957 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 30478-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30478: 26.0.91; Add index entries to Elisp manual for#: syntax
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:25:06 +0200

> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:55:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> Subject line says it all.  Targets would be nodes `Symbol Type'
> and `Output Variables'.

The index entry is already there, but it cannot be #: because Info
cannot cope with a colon in a menu, and index in Info is just a large
menu.  So in Info we use "#COLON instead (we do use #: in the printed
manual).

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; document #: in Elisp manual
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 08:43:50 -0800 (PST)

`#:' should be documented properly in the Elisp manual.  There are just
a few in-passing references to it, which do not explain it.

The Lisp reader should be documented well, from a user point of view,
with everything affecting it explained - preferably in one place.

That includes `#<', `#:', `#N=', `#N#', `#@COUNT', `#$', `#.', comments,
number syntax (including non-10 radix), \-escaped newlines and spaces,
hash tables.

In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-10-20 on LEG570
Bzr revision: 118168 rgm <at> gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --enable-checking=yes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'

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