GNU bug report logs - #35433
27.0.50; 'function' docstring: tell more about advantages?

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Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 03:41:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 35433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 35433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35433: 27.0.50;
 'function' docstring: tell more about advantages?
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 07:43:32 +0300

> From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
> Cc: 35433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 01:39:49 +0200
> 
> +When @var{function-object} is a symbol and the code is byte compiled,
> +the byte-compiler will warn should that function be undefined or may
> +be unknown at run-time.

I'd say "... will warn if that function is not defined, which means
it might not be known at run time" instead.  "Undefined" and "unknown"
sound vague and more ominous to me.

Otherwise, fine with me, thanks.
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