GNU bug report logs - #34842
26.1; Alist documentation: let-alist

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sebastián Monía <seb.hoagie <at> outlook.com>

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:42:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.1

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 34842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Sebastián Monía <seb.hoagie <at> outlook.com>,
 34842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#34842: 26.1; Alist documentation: let-alist
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:51:36 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks for filing the bug, BTW.

> I thought that the example in the docstring was
> too long compared to the smaller/simpler examples
> in the rest of the page, but wouldn't be against
> using that instead if it's more clear. 

The example could be shorter, yes.  But it needs
to be correct and show what `let-alist' does.

> The nested access example is in .site.contents,

But the doc talks about nested uses of `let-alist'.
There is only one `let-alist' in the example that the
doc claims shows the behavior of nesting `let-alist'.
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