bug#32917: 27.0.50; read-hide-char documentation

[Charles A. Roelli]

tags 32917 fixed
close 32917 26.2

> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:38:42 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> CC: 32917@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:47:32 +0200
> > From: charles@aurox.ch (Charles A. Roelli)
> > 
> > Here's a suggested change for emacs-26:
> > 
> > diff --git a/src/minibuf.c b/src/minibuf.c
> > index 691fad0..f1bde91 100644
> > --- a/src/minibuf.c
> > +++ b/src/minibuf.c
> > @@ -2107,8 +2107,11 @@ properties.  */);
> >  
> >    DEFVAR_LISP ("read-hide-char", Vread_hide_char,
> >            doc: /* Whether to hide input characters in noninteractive mode.
> > -It must be a character, which will be used to mask the input
> > -characters.  This variable should never be set globally.  */);
> > +If non-nil, it must be a character, which will be used to mask the
> > +input characters.  This variable should never be set globally.
> > +
> > +This variable also overrides the default character that `read-passwd'
> > +uses to hide passwords.  */);
> 
> This is OK, thanks.  Please also add an index entry for read-hide-char
> in the ELisp manual, where read-passwd is described, because every
> variable mentioned in the manual must be indexed.

Thanks, this is now done.