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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From: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org, 6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:06:34 -0400

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:

> 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.

If it doesn't do what it says or then a pointer into the manual won't
help clarify the underlying issue and only glosses over it.


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