Subject: bug#62020: Lisp reader: dotted pair notation not working when initial elements are omitted

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:55:02 +0200

> From: Mattias Engdegård <[email-masked]>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:11:35 +0100
> Cc: [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked]
> 
> 8 mars 2023 kl. 15.01 skrev Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>:
> 
> >> Let's correct the manual in Emacs 29 so that it corresponds to the code.
> > 
> > Any specific correction you had in mind?
> 
> Just removing the part where we say that (. X) is valid, and perhaps clarify that the dot must follow (and precede) a value. That is, if documentation fixes are still fine for emacs-29.

Documentation changes are always fine for a release branch, but I'd
prefer to discuss a specific patch, if you don't mind posting one.

Thanks.