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[PATCH] Updated Elispref-Manual: `nil' cannot be defuned

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From: Shynur Xie <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "62746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <62746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, "monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#62746: [PATCH] Updated Elispref-Manual: `nil' cannot be defuned
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:11:05 +0000

I tried to defun `nil', but Emacs gived me an error:

```
(defmacro defun (name arglist &optional docstring &rest body)
  ...
  (or name (error "Cannot define '%s' as a function" name))
```

And sorry, I will attach the reason for my modification next time, instead of waiting for others to ask.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 5:01 PM
To: Shynur Xie
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca; 62746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62746: [PATCH] Updated Elispref-Manual: `nil' cannot be defuned

> From: Shynur Xie <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>
> CC: "62746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <62746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:56:40 +0000
>
> I think what the manual says is: for example, if the value stored in the function cell of symbol `my-func` is `nil` or `void`, then defining `nil` or `void` with defun makes `my-func` a valid function.

And why is that wrong?

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