GNU bug report logs - #42296
27.0.91; Correct manual entry for 'concat' w.r.t. allocation [PATCH]

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Reported by: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 15:55:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 27.0.91

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 42296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
Cc: 42296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42296: 27.0.91;
 Correct manual entry for 'concat' w.r.t. allocation [PATCH]
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:31:38 +0300

> From: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 17:54:10 +0200
> 
> 'concat' hasn't guaranteed the allocation of a new string since 1997 at least (79d137ffe7d). Remove claims to the contrary from the manual.

This loses too much useful information, IMO.  Let's please say that
the result is sometimes ("frequently"?), but not always, a new string,
and that programs should not rely on that aspect.

Thanks.
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