[debbugs-tracker] bug#31624: closed (27.0; (elisp) `Syntax Flags')

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> 27.0; (elisp) `Syntax Flags'
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> Mon, 28 May 2018 07:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
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> Something seems to be missing. This node refers to "a" style, but that
> seems to be defined nowhere.  The node defines "comment style" this way:
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>   A comment style is a set of flags 'b', 'c', and 'n', ...
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> No mention of style "a" there.  What is style "a"?  I don't see it
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> Presumably style "a" is some set composed of the flags 'b', 'c', and
> 'n', but what set?
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> And what about the relation between those "flags" and the "styles"?  If
> a flag is an element in a set that is a style, why does the doc use
> chars b and c to name both flags and styles - that just confuses things.
> If you want to relate style "b" to flag 'b' then maybe use "B", not "b",
> as the style name.
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> (Yes, I realize that this text is very old - at least as old as Emacs
> 20.  But it seems like it could/should be clearer.)
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> In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 3, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2018-03-21
> Repository revision: e70d0c9e66d7a8609450b2889869d16aeb0363b5
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
>  --without-compress-install -C 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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> Re: bug#31624: 27.0; (elisp) `Syntax Flags'
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> Sat, 02 Jun 2018 14:03:12 +0300
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> > Date: 28 May 2018 21:39:44 -0000
> > From: Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden
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> > In article <address@hidden> you wrote:
> > > Something seems to be missing. This node refers to "a" style, but that
> > > seems to be defined nowhere.  The node defines "comment style" this way:
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> > >   A comment style is a set of flags 'b', 'c', and 'n', ...
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> > > No mention of style "a" there.  What is style "a"?  I don't see it
> > > specified anywhere.
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> > > Presumably style "a" is some set composed of the flags 'b', 'c', and
> > > 'n', but what set?
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> > When neither flag 'b' nor flag 'c' is set, you have style "a".  
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> I added that to the text.
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> > > And what about the relation between those "flags" and the "styles"?
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> > When 'b' is set, you have style "b", when 'c' is set, you have style
> > "c".  I think having both of them set is undefined (but it does leave
> > room for a style "d" (shudder!)).
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> I added a sentence that explains how styles and flags are related.
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> Thanks.
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