[debbugs-tracker] bug#27927: closed (25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function')

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #27927,
regarding 25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'
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> 25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'
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> Wed, 2 Aug 2017 15:46:15 -0700 (PDT)
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> This doc string now reads a bit like a kludge was added to what was
> there before.  There is nothing that should now favor the meaning of the
> argument as "delete".  The parameter should be renamed from DELETE to
> just ACTION or ARG (or something else).
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> "If DELETE is `delete-only'...
>  If DELETE is nil...
>  If DELETE is `bounds', then don't delete, but..."
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> Change that to something like
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> "If ACTION is `delete-only'...
>  If ACTION is nil...
>  If ACTION is `bounds'...
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> In GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2017-04-24 built on LAPHROAIG
> Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  'configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2
>  -static -g3''
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> Re: bug#27927: 25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'
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> > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 15:46:15 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > This doc string now reads a bit like a kludge was added to what was
> > there before.  There is nothing that should now favor the meaning of the
> > argument as "delete".
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> Actually, there is: the call to filter-buffer-substring.  But I don't
> think that's strong enough, so I fixed the doc string.
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> Thanks.
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