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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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: 34842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Sebastián Monía <seb.hoagie <at> outlook.com>
Subject: bug#34842: 26.1; Alist documentation: let-alist
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:39:25 +0200

"Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie> writes:

> It's just making it explicit without having to refer to specifics of the
> implementation.  I think it's a common style in the docs, but I don't
> feel strongly about it.  Would you rather remove the example, the
> sentence, or both?

I think both the sentence and the example are confusing, because they
make an issue out of things behaving normally as if that behaviour is
special to this case.

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