GNU bug report logs - #72888
Confusing descriptive text

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Message #22 received at 72888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 72888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, maedaqu <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#72888: Confusing descriptive text
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:07:34 +0300

> From: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:37:56 +0200
> Cc: maedaqu <at> gmail.com,
>  72888 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 31 aug. 2024 kl. 14.58 skrev Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>:
> 
> > Doesn't that lose useful information?  It only tells what is compared
> > recursively, but doesn't tell about comparing strings or integers or
> > bool-vectors by themselves, which is IMO important.
> 
> That's a fair point. What about something like:
> 
> The @code{equal} function compares numbers, strings and bool-vectors by
> value.  Lists, cons cells, vectors, records, markers, char-tables,
> font objects, and function objects (closures)@footnote{However, equality
> of distinct function objects cannot be guaranteed in general.} are
> compared recursively by using @code{equal} on their constituent parts.

SGTM, thanks.

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