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bug#60568: [FR] 30.0.50; Help buffers and function bodies for generated


From: Gregory Heytings
Subject: bug#60568: [FR] 30.0.50; Help buffers and function bodies for generated functions
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 09:40:11 +0000



Would it be possible to provide function body info via *Help* system in Emacs?


Would this fit the bill?

diff --git a/lisp/help-mode.el b/lisp/help-mode.el
index bf64d032b6..049eb2fa5a 100644
--- a/lisp/help-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/help-mode.el
@@ -281,7 +281,14 @@ help-function-def--button-function
             (unless (= (point) position)
               (push-mark nil t))
             (goto-char position))
-        (message "Unable to find location in file")))))
+       (with-help-window (help-buffer)
+         (insert (format "Function `%s' could not be found in " fun))
+         (if file
+              (insert (format "`%s'." file))
+            (insert " this file."))
+         (insert "\n\n")
+         (insert (format "Function definition:\n\n" fun))
+         (insert (format "%S" (symbol-function fun))))))))

 (define-button-type 'help-function-def
   :supertype 'help-xref






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