GNU bug report logs - #36478
26.2; Doc strings with "This function has a compiler macro..." and "This function does not change global state"

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 18:06:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 26.2

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 36478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 36478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#36478: 26.2; Doc strings with "This function has a compiler
 macro..." and "This function does not change global state"
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 13:13:40 -0700 (PDT)

> > Why on earth would we put that info about the function having a compiler
> > macro before the first doc string line?
> 
> The parts that got you so worked up are generated automatically.

Yes, obviously; I realize that.  "We" (someone)
created and added the code that does that.  And "we"
(someone) added the descriptions of `define-inline'
etc. to the manual.  However "automatic", none of
this fell from the sky.
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