GNU bug report logs - #63399
28.2; Documentation for yes-or-no-p wrong/different between docstring and lispref

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 63399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de
Subject: Re: bug#63399: 28.2; Documentation for yes-or-no-p wrong/different
 between docstring and lispref
Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 17:42:12 +0300

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Cc: tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de,  63399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 16:07:45 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> I guess we should pad the prompt with a trailing space, if there isn't
> >> any already.
> >
> > No, I don't think we should.  The caller should take care of any
> > padding, if that is desired.  The function shouldn't second-guess
> > whether a space is needed or not.
> 
> Why the difference to y-or-no-p?

I don't know.

But there's no difference if the prompt ends in a space.

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