GNU bug report logs - #76055
29.4; Doc of string-empty-p

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 20:29:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 29.4

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#76055: 29.4; Doc of string-empty-p
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:18:06 +0200

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> CC: "76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 20:19:03 +0000
> 
> > However, while extending to strings comparison to symbol names could
> > make sense, telling whether a string is empty (the subject of this
> > report) is NOT: what symbol could have an empty name?
> 
> That's easy.
> 
> (intern "") gives you such a symbol.
> It's written ## (dunno why).
> 
> (symbol-name '##) ; => ""

And where did you see such symbols used in Emacs?
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