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

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Message #70 received at 76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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: Re: bug#76055: 29.4; Doc of string-empty-p
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 09:31:54 +0200

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> CC: "stefankangas <at> gmail.com" <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>,
>         "76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org"
> 	<76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 03:57:36 +0000
> 
> > > (symbol-name '##) ; => ""
> > 
> > And where did you see such symbols used in Emacs?
> 
> Serendipitously, just came across this use of it today:
> 
> https://github.com/tarsius/llama
> 
> Linked from this Reddit thread:
> 
> https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1il4itl/what_does_the_double_pound_mean_in_emacs_lisp/?ref=share&ref_source=link

Doesn't sound like a reason good enough to say potentially confusing
things in a doc string.

So no, still no justification and still no other opinions except
yours.

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