GNU bug report logs - #65790
29.1; "docstring wider than 80 characters" when there is no docstring

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Damien Cassou <damien <at> cassou.me>

Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 19:10:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 29.1

Fixed in version 30.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 65790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Damien Cassou <damien <at> cassou.me>, 65790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65790: 29.1; "docstring wider than 80 characters" when there
 is no docstring
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 02:47:09 -0700

Damien Cassou <damien <at> cassou.me> writes:

> The only patch I can think of would change the macro so that the
> docstring references each name on a line of its own. This way, we would
> only get a warning if the name itself is more than 80 characters. Would
> that be a reasonable patch for you?

That's basically the solution, yes, but we probably want to wrap the
lines only when it's necessary.  See `internal--fill-string-single-line'
and where it is used for inspiration.
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