GNU bug report logs - #8991
gnus-request-expire-articles is undocumented

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Package: gnus;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 23:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 5.110018

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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bug#8991; Package gnus. (Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:31:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bugs <at> gnus.org. (Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:31:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (The Gnus Bugfixing Girls + Boys)
Subject: gnus-request-expire-articles is undocumented
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:30:10 -0400

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Package: gnus
Version: 5.110018
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200 news.gmane.org InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.5.1 ready (posting ok)
101 Capability list:
VERSION 2
IMPLEMENTATION INN 2.5.1
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[[info:gnus#Agent Expiry]] sez:

    ,----
    |    Note that other functions, e.g. `gnus-request-expire-articles',
    | might run `gnus-agent-expire' for you to keep the agent synchronized
    | with the group.
    `----

but there's no documentation on gnus-request-expire-articles that I can
find.  IMO It either should be documented as a user-facing-function or,
if it's an implementation detail, not mentioned in the documentation.



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Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com
Reply sent to Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:35:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:35:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #10 received at 8991-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 8991-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#8991: gnus-request-expire-articles is undocumented
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:34:34 +0200

Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:

>     ,----
>     |    Note that other functions, e.g. `gnus-request-expire-articles',
>     | might run `gnus-agent-expire' for you to keep the agent synchronized
>     | with the group.
>     `----

I've now removed the mention of this function.

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bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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