[debbugs-tracker] bug#24407: closed (24.5; doc of `format')

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> 24.5; doc of `format'
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> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 15:20:25 -0700 (PDT)
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> The Elisp manual doc for `format' (node Formatting Strings) looks OK.
> But the doc string has this bug:
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>   where flags is [+ #-0]+, width is [0-9]+, and precision is .[0-9]+
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>                                   must be a literal `.' here ^
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> The precision part should be this (or equivalent): "[.][0-9]+", not
> ".[0-9]+".
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> In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
>  of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'
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> Re: bug#24407: 24.5; doc of `format'
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> Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:58:18 +0300
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> > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 15:20:25 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > The Elisp manual doc for `format' (node Formatting Strings) looks OK.
> > But the doc string has this bug:
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> >   where flags is [+ #-0]+, width is [0-9]+, and precision is .[0-9]+
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> >                                   must be a literal `.' here ^
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> Yes, using a period in a regexp-like expression is confusing, when we
> mean a literal period.
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> > The precision part should be this (or equivalent): "[.][0-9]+", not
> > ".[0-9]+".
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> But this is not the best solution.  I opted for telling that precision
> is a literal period followed by [0-9]+ instead.
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> Thanks, fixed on master.
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