GNU bug report logs - #3577
23.0.94; Info manual does not explain MTIME argument for dir-locals-set-directory-class

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen <at> iki.fi>

Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 23.3

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 3577 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen <at> iki.fi>
To: 3577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3577: 23.0.94; Info manual does not explain MTIME argument for dir-locals-set-directory-class
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:44:14 +0300

On 2009-06-18 02:58 (-0400), Glenn Morris wrote:

> The mtime argument is now optional, so there is no error, and no need
> to mention the mtime bit in the Emacs manual, IMO.

If I understand the MTIME argument correctly it is (mostly) for Emacs's
internal use to handle .dir-locals.el files. So I agree, now that MTIME
is optional argument it's not necessary to mention it in the Emacs
manual.

> It probably should be added to the elisp manual.

But as you said I think it should be documented in this lower-level
manual.
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