GNU bug report logs - #52018
28.0.60; Improve documentation for compilation-finish-functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thibault Polge <thibault <at> thb.lt>

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2021 10:49:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 28.0.60

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 52018 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Thibault Polge <thibault <at> thb.lt>
Cc: 52018 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52018: 28.0.60; Improve documentation for
 compilation-finish-functions
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2021 21:53:15 +0200

> From: Thibault Polge <thibault <at> thb.lt>
> Cc: 52018 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2021 20:44:46 +0100
> 
> > Why do you think this addition is of such great importance to have it
> > spelled out in the doc string?
> 
> All the docstring currently states about that argument is that it's “a
> string describing how the process finished”, which requires users to
> determine its possible values through trial and error, or by digging
> into the code.

I'm asking why do you think they should care.  If they want the
process exit status, they can have it, can't they?
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