From 10af9890240d45048cf4553aa731acdb32f7251a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 10:59:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Fix (length CIRCULAR) documentation * doc/lispref/sequences.texi (Sequence Functions): Correct documentation of what (length X) does when X is a circular list. --- doc/lispref/sequences.texi | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi index 76a4a46..59faf2b 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi @@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ Sequence Functions @anchor{Definition of length} This function returns the number of elements in @var{sequence}. If @var{sequence} is a dotted list, a @code{wrong-type-argument} error is -signaled. Circular lists may cause an infinite loop. For a -char-table, the value returned is always one more than the maximum -Emacs character code. +signaled; if it is a circular list, a @code{circular-list} error is +signaled. For a char-table, the value returned is always one more +than the maximum Emacs character code. @xref{Definition of safe-length}, for the related function @code{safe-length}. -- 2.7.4