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A minor error in the Elisp manual

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com>
Subject: bug#42591: closed (Re: bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:44:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com>
Cc: 42591-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42591: A minor error in the Elisp manual
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:43:06 +0200

Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com> writes:

> In the Elisp manual in section 9.2 Defining Symbols, the first sentence in the third paragraph says:
>
> In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, whether not it has first been defined as a variable.
>
> I believe that the word 'or' is missing between the words 'whether' and 'not', and that the sentence should read:
>
> In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, whether or not it has first been defined as a variable.

Thanks, now fixed on the emacs-27 branch.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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From: Jay Bingham <binghamjc <at> msn.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: A minor error in the Elisp manual
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:45:28 -0500

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In the Elisp manual in section 9.2 Defining Symbols, the first sentence 
in the third paragraph says:

In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, 
whether not it has first been defined as a variable.

I believe that the word 'or' is missing between the words 'whether' and 
'not', and that the sentence should read:

In principle, you can assign a variable value to any symbol with setq, 
whether or not it has first been defined as a variable.

Sincerely,
J C Bingham
   - Georgetown, TX USA -
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