GNU bug report logs - #31715
cl-incf and cl-decf error out when passed a nil-valued variable as 'offset'

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Message #46 received at 31715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Clément Pit-Claudel <clement.pitclaudel <at> live.com>,
 Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>, 31715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31715: cl-incf and cl-decf error out when passed a
 nil-valued variable as 'offset'
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:11:13 +0200

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> It's not that super clear.  If we keep the current definition (though I
> would rather like to see this fixed if possible), maybe consider to add
> something like "If X is specified, it should be an expression that
> should evaluate to a number".

Reading this bug thread, different tweaks were suggested, but they all
seem to have various disadvantages.  So I think the conclusion here is
that doing this documentation clarification is the safest thing, so I've
now done so in Emacs 29.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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