GNU bug report logs - #64960
Documentation for copy-sequence

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: uzibalqa <uzibalqa <at> proton.me>

Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:43:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 29.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 64960 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa <at> proton.me>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 64960 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64960: Documentation for copy-sequence
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:41:07 +0000

------- Original Message -------
On Monday, July 31st, 2023 at 8:15 AM, Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev> wrote:


> On 30/07/2023 23:09, uzibalqa wrote:
> 
> > It is not evident what the meaning of "shared" means ? If I use a string,
> > I get an exact copy and when I change a single character the newlist is
> > changed, the original string remains the same. So what is shared exactly ?
> 
> 
> A string doesn't share anything because characters are not reference
> values. They are simply copied.

So why does the description also refer to a string.  With strings, things
do not work like the description.

(copy-sequence ARG)
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