GNU bug report logs - #79197
[PATCH] ; * lisp/simple.el (yank): Update docstring.

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Message #17 received at 79197 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: jimjoe <at> gmx.net
Cc: 79197 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#79197: [PATCH] ; * lisp/simple.el (yank): Update docstring.
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:48:57 +0300

> Cc: 79197 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:15:50 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> Your patch is the exact opposite of commit 8e5d85ffc0, and will make
> "C-u -" produce a different effect from "C-u - 1", which is very
> surprising.  So at least we need to also change the handling of
> negative numerical argument as well, to make them consistent.

Oh, and when you look into this, please also consider what should be
the meaning of a zero argument.

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