GNU bug report logs - #32828
27.0.50; Docstring of `dbus-init-bus' incorrect

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:56:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, 32828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32828: 27.0.50; Docstring of `dbus-init-bus' incorrect
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:43:11 +0300

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:33:38 +0200
> Cc: 32828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >> The function returns a number, which counts the connections this Emacs
> >> session has established to the BUS under the same unique name
> >
> > However:
> >
> > (dbus-init-bus :system)
> >
> > ==> ((:signal :system "org.freedesktop.DBus.Local" "Disconnected") (nil "/org/freedesktop/DBus/Local" dbus-handle-bus-disconnect))
> >
> > Looking at the definition of `dbus-init-bus', it seems that only a
> > `prog1' form is missing to make the docstring correct:
> >
> >   (prog1 (dbus--init-bus ...) (dbus-register-signal ...))
> 
> Indeed. dbus--init-bus keeps the original implementation of dbus-init-bus.
> It would be safe to apply this patch even to the emacs-26 branch, IMHO.
> 
> Eli?

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