GNU bug report logs - #9491
24.0.50; (elisp) Standard Errors: unhelpful pattern text

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:01:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.0.50

Fixed in version 24.1

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

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.0.50; (elisp) Standard Errors: unhelpful pattern text
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:55:22 -0700

This text appears before the list of standard errors:
 
`SYMBOL'
     STRING; REFERENCE.
 
This is unhelpful and confusing.  There is no explanation of it, and it
is not formatted as if it were a syntax description or column headings
for what follows (which would anyway be unnecessary).
 
Furthermore, if it is purported to be a syntax description then it is
anyway incorrect: the semicolon does not appear in any list entry, and
there are sometimes lines comprising a DESCRIPTION that appear before
the REFERENCE (which is a "see...").
 
Perhaps it is vestigial meta-information for the person who is writing
the texinfo content.  In any case, it should simply be removed.  
 

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-09-05 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt'
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bug#9491; Package emacs. (Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:24:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9491 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 24.0.50; (elisp) Standard Errors: unhelpful pattern text
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:14:41 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Perhaps it is vestigial meta-information for the person who is writing
> the texinfo content.  In any case, it should simply be removed.  

Ok; fixed.

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Added tag(s) fixed. Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:24:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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