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

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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: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:38:32 +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: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:15:01 +0000
> 
> > 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.
> 
> What's "potentially confusing" about the doc
> saying exactly what the doc of `string=' says
> about this oddity (corner case)?

The fact that the "empty string" notion is applied to symbols, of
course.
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