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24.0.50; Tiny bug in info node "(elisp)Building Lists"

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; Tiny bug in info node "(elisp)Building Lists"
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:29:42 +0200

tags: patch

In info node "(elisp)Building Lists", I've found a small error, which
is fixed by the below patch.

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/lists.texi'
--- doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-05-29 22:41:06 +0000
+++ doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-08-28 13:15:35 +0000
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 @end group
 @group
 (setq l (make-list 3 '(a b))
-     @result{} ((a b) (a b) (a b))
+     @result{} ((a b) (a b) (a b)))
 (eq (car l) (cadr l))
      @result{} t
 @end group



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Dani Moncayo

Message #8 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Tiny bug in info node "(elisp)Building Lists"
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:45:46 +0200

Sorry, the previous patch is obviously wrong.  This is the right one:


=== modified file 'doc/lispref/lists.texi'
--- doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-05-29 22:41:06 +0000
+++ doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-08-28 13:43:12 +0000
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
      @result{} nil
 @end group
 @group
-(setq l (make-list 3 '(a b))
+(setq l (make-list 3 '(a b)))
      @result{} ((a b) (a b) (a b))
 (eq (car l) (cadr l))
      @result{} t



-- 
Dani Moncayo

Message #11 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Tiny bug in info node "(elisp)Building Lists"
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:08:50 -0400

Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Sorry, the previous patch is obviously wrong.  This is the right one:

Thanks, applied.

Message #16 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Typo in Elisp manual
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 09:33:43 +0200

I think I've found another typo in node "(elisp)Sets And Lists":


=== modified file 'doc/lispref/lists.texi'
--- doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-05-29 22:41:06 +0000
+++ doc/lispref/lists.texi      2011-08-29 15:45:15 +0000
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@
 l
      @result{} ((2) (1))
 ;; @r{If you want to change @code{l} reliably,}
-;; @r{write @code{(setq l (delete elt l))}.}
+;; @r{write @code{(setq l (delete '(2) l))}.}
 @end group
 @group
 (setq l '((2) (1) (2)))


In the example at hand `elt' is unknown, so that `(setq l (delete elt
l))' has no sense and raises an error.

-- 
Dani Moncayo

Message #19 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>, 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Typo in Elisp manual
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:53:01 -0400

Thanks; applied.

Message #22 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Typo in Elisp manual
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 11:04:14 +0200

Hi,

Info node "(elisp)Advising Functions" begins with:

> The "advice" feature lets you add to the existing definition of a
> function, by "advising the function".

Please, correct me if I'm wrong (English is not my first language),
but I think that this sentence is lacking a substantive just after
"lets you add".  For example: "... lets you add code to the existing
..."



-- 
Dani Moncayo

Message #25 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Typo in Elisp manual
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:21:10 -0400

Dani Moncayo wrote:

>> The "advice" feature lets you add to the existing definition of a
>> function, by "advising the function".
>
> Please, correct me if I'm wrong (English is not my first language),
> but I think that this sentence is lacking a substantive just after
> "lets you add".  For example: "... lets you add code to the existing
> ..."

The current wording seems fine to me. The OED says that "add" can be
used intransitively with "to", in the sense of "making something more
extensive".

Message #28 received at 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 9393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9393: 24.0.50; Typo in Elisp manual
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 08:28:05 +0200

>>> The "advice" feature lets you add to the existing definition of a
>>> function, by "advising the function".
>>
>> Please, correct me if I'm wrong (English is not my first language),
>> but I think that this sentence is lacking a substantive just after
>> "lets you add".  For example: "... lets you add code to the existing
>> ..."
>
> The current wording seems fine to me. The OED says that "add" can be
> used intransitively with "to", in the sense of "making something more
> extensive".

Thanks Glenn, noted.

[This report is already closed, so there's nothing else to do.]

-- 
Dani Moncayo

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