GNU bug report logs - #52290
28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables

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Reported by: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 01:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 28.0.90

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #46 received at 52290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>, 52290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#52290: 28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:41:27 +0200
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> Can we try to find a better wording?  Not the function is a generalized
> variable, a form that is a call of the function is.  This is also a
> wording that the manual uses.  Generalized variables are an abstract
> concept that not everybody is used to; I think we should be more
> accurate to avoid to confuse people.

Yes, please do tweak the wording.  I couldn't find any concise way of
saying something here accurately, so I went for vague instead (note that
I don't mention "function" anywhere in the text), and just punt to the
manual.





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