GNU bug report logs - #6493
24.0.50; doc strings of region-beginning, region-end

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Message #71 received at 6493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>,
	Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 6493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	Johan Bockgård <bojohan <at> gnu.org>,
	Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#6493:
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 05:30:31 +0200

2010/8/1 Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>:

> That does not follow _logically_ - we could return the other value (point is
> numeric) or some special value to indicate this condition, but raising an error
> seems like common sense and what users would expect.

That's highly subjective IMHO.

Do you oppose to the following (minimal) version?

    Juanma


=== modified file 'src/editfns.c'
--- src/editfns.c	2010-07-29 15:50:04 +0000
+++ src/editfns.c	2010-08-02 03:27:32 +0000
@@ -337,5 +337,6 @@

 DEFUN ("region-beginning", Fregion_beginning, Sregion_beginning, 0, 0, 0,
-       doc: /* Return position of beginning of region, as an integer.  */)
+       doc: /* Return the integer value of point or mark, whichever is smaller.
+Signal an error if the region is not active.  */)
   (void)
 {
@@ -344,5 +345,6 @@

 DEFUN ("region-end", Fregion_end, Sregion_end, 0, 0, 0,
-       doc: /* Return position of end of region, as an integer.  */)
+       doc: /* Return the integer value of point or mark, whichever is larger.
+Signal an error if the region is not active.  */)
   (void)
 {

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