GNU bug report logs - #6576
documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect

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Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 21:35:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: monkey <at> sandpframing.com, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org, 6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:37:26 +0300

> From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: schwab <at> linux-m68k.org,  monkey <at> sandpframing.com,  6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:12:24 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > If you delete it, how would users know what does this function do with
> > unibyte strings?  What numerical value will it return when passed a
> > unibyte string?
> 
> Isn't the same the case with `char-after' in a unibyte buffer, for
> instance? 

Yes, but so what?  Are you sure users know what that does?
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