GNU bug report logs - #41026
Improve documentation of `makunbound' and `fmakunbound'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 13:55:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 41026 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41026: Improve documentation of `makunbound' and `fmakunbound'
Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 17:00:02 +0200

Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:

> On Mai 02 2020, Stefan Kangas wrote:
>
>> +       doc: /* Make variable SYMBOL's value be void.
>
> What's a variable symbol?  Is that the same as a varying symbol?

The sentence is a bit unwieldy to get right, if you also want to
include the word "variable".  Is this clearer?

"Make the value of the variable named SYMBOL be void."

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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