GNU bug report logs - #52337
27.2; Doc string of `dired-check-process'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:57:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 27.2

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 52337-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 52337-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52337: 27.2; Doc string of `dired-check-process'
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:48:22 +0200

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:55:57 +0000
> 
> 1. Please consider filling the third sentence ("On error,...").
> 
> 2. The "Else returns nil for success." isn't too clear.  Please consider
> making it more clear that the return value is nil for success and either
> ARGUMENTS or PROGRAM for failure.
> 
> It's also not clear under what conditions, or when, ARGUMENTS is
> returned or PROGRAM is returned.  "Offending" doesn't help in that
> regard.  Is it possible for both ARGUMENTS and PROGRAM to "offend"?

Thanks, I fixed this on the emacs-28 branch.
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