GNU bug report logs - #48768
Introducing ability to append to docstring

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Message #8 received at 48768 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: ludvig-faddeev <at> gmx.com
Cc: 48768 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#48768: Introducing ability to append to docstring
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:53:44 -0400

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  > A useful capability would allow one to append to a defun docstring using a defvar.

  > User could write a brief description for the docstring, and later append more details
  > from a defvar.

Could you show an example of what this would look like, in use?

I'm trying to guess -- though I don't have confidence in my guess --
and I think this might be a useful feature but would be easier to use
with a different interface.

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