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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Subject: bug#8991: closed (Re: bug#8991: gnus-request-expire-articles is
 undocumented)
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:35:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#8991: gnus-request-expire-articles is undocumented

which was filed against the gnus package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 8991 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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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
No Gnus v0.18
GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.35)
 of 2011-03-09 on black.porkrind.org
200 news.gmane.org InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.5.1 ready (posting ok)
101 Capability list:
VERSION 2
IMPLEMENTATION INN 2.5.1
AUTHINFO USER
HDR
LIST ACTIVE ACTIVE.TIMES DISTRIB.PATS HEADERS NEWSGROUPS OVERVIEW.FMT
OVER
POST
READER
STARTTLS
.

[[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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