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Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Docu
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'. |
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Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:07:46 -0500 |
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> Do you really think we should add a comment like that to the code? To
> understand the definition, it's better to have a look at gv.el. After
> having had a look, such a comment is not necessary anymore, since we
> have a more or less trivial usage of `gv-letplace'.
Then maybe the comment should say that.
Anything that will help a fair fraction of readers understand the code
is a useful comment. One might discuss just what is the best thing for
a comment to say, but uncertainty about that point does not mean it
is better not to have a comment.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
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- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., (continued)
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Eli Zaretskii, 2016/01/21
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Michael Heerdegen, 2016/01/21
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., John Wiegley, 2016/01/21
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Eli Zaretskii, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., John Wiegley, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Michael Heerdegen, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., John Wiegley, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Michael Heerdegen, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Michael Heerdegen, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., John Wiegley, 2016/01/22
- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'.,
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- Re: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Michael Heerdegen, 2016/01/22
- RE: emacs-25 2460cfa: * doc/lispref/lists.texi (Association Lists): Document 'alist-get'., Drew Adams, 2016/01/19