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

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Package: emacs;

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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Message #56 received at 6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: monkey <at> sandpframing.com, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org, 6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:39:09 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

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

No, not really.  :-)  I think these functions should say that they
return a character, and if that's not sufficient, they should refer you
to the manual to explain what Emacs means by a character.

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