GNU bug report logs - #35164
25.1; `re-search-forward' docstring args

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Reported by: Emanuel Berg <moasenwood <at> zoho.eu>

Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2019 20:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 25.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Emanuel Berg <moasenwood <at> zoho.eu>
Cc: 35164 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35164: 25.1; `re-search-forward' docstring args
Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 09:17:48 +0300

> From: Emanuel Berg <moasenwood <at> zoho.eu>
> Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:59:04 +0200
> 
> The `re-search-forward' docstring does not
> mention its arguments according to the norm.
> And it makes sense, often the first thing I do
> when I bring up the help buffer for a function
> is to search for a particular argument to see
> what it does.

All the arguments are mentioned in the doc string, so I don't think I
understand this report.  What "norm" are you alluding to, and how
exactly does the doc string violate it?
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