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

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org,
	Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 6576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6576: documentation `string-to-char' is incorrect
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:38:38 -0400

MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com> writes:

>> 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.

I removed the explanation of what a character is; there's no need to do
that here, or in all the other character-related functions like
char-after.
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