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27.0.50; Documentation of `visited-file-modtime' is inconsistent |
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Sat, 12 Jan 2019 20:36:33 -0500 |
In the Elisp manual (info "(elisp)Modification Time") the
documentation of `visited-file-modtime' is inconsistent with its doc
string.
The Elisp manual says
If the buffer is not visiting a file, this function returns −1.
However, it appears (IIUC) that the function only returns -1 when
the buffer _is_ visiting a file and that file does not exist; the
doc string has it right.
[This was reported in [1] but it remains unfixed in current master.]
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-03/msg00448.html
In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.30)
of 2019-01-12 built on moondust.localdomain
Repository revision: c48ea7c08c95185ddce266744a1959e0ce6b04e1
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Fedora Project', version 11.0.11906000
System Description: Fedora 28 (Workstation Edition)
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Re: bug#34055: 27.0.50; Documentation of `visited-file-modtime' is inconsistent |
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Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:42:12 +0200 |
> From: "N. Jackson" <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 20:36:33 -0500
>
>
> In the Elisp manual (info "(elisp)Modification Time") the
> documentation of `visited-file-modtime' is inconsistent with its doc
> string.
>
> The Elisp manual says
>
> If the buffer is not visiting a file, this function returns −1.
>
> However, it appears (IIUC) that the function only returns -1 when
> the buffer _is_ visiting a file and that file does not exist; the
> doc string has it right.
>
> [This was reported in [1] but it remains unfixed in current master.]
Thanks, fixed.
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