GNU bug report logs - #60348
30.0.50; Incorrect docstring face in lisp-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gabriel <gabriel376 <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 03:49:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Gabriel <gabriel376 <at> hotmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60348: 30.0.50; Incorrect docstring face in lisp-mode
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:24:43 -0300

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
> I'm not sure I understand why you expected something other than
> font-lock-doc-face.  E.g., the Lisp interpreter disagrees with you:
>
>   (documentation 'foo)
>     => "Hello, World!"
>
> Am I missing something here?

Hi Eli,

Well, I am not sure either, but for me it's sort of confusing.  If you
eval:

  (foo)
  => "Hello, World!"

How does the Lisp interpreter handles this case?  It's a docstring AND a
function body?

---
Gabriel
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