bug#59779: closed (string-equal-ignore-case's docstring is misleading)

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regarding string-equal-ignore-case's docstring is misleading
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> string-equal-ignore-case's docstring is misleading
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> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:57:15 +0100
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> The docstring for string-equal-ignore-case reads:
>   Like ‘string-equal’, but case-insensitive.
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> However, string-equal accepts symbols and strings as arguments, while
> string-equal-ignore-case accepts only strings. This can be confusing to
> people familiar with string-equal.
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> Either string-equal-ignore-case should be made to accept symbols as
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> Nicolas
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> > From: Nicolas Graner <nicolas@graner.name>
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> > The docstring for string-equal-ignore-case reads:
> >   Like ‘string-equal’, but case-insensitive.
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> > However, string-equal accepts symbols and strings as arguments, while
> > string-equal-ignore-case accepts only strings. This can be confusing to
> > people familiar with string-equal.
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> > Either string-equal-ignore-case should be made to accept symbols as
> > arguments, or the doc should be clarified.
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> I fixed the documentation, thanks.
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