[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r110752: Lispref updates for some things no longer being special forms

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 110752
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Wed 2012-10-31 16:54:19 -0400
message:
  Lispref updates for some things no longer being special forms
  
  * doc/lispref/eval.texi (Special Forms): No longer special forms:
  defmacro, defun, save-window-excursion, with-output-to-temp-buffer.
  
  * doc/lispref/functions.texi (Defining Functions): Defun is now a macro.
  Defalias is a function.
modified:
  doc/lispref/ChangeLog
  doc/lispref/eval.texi
  doc/lispref/functions.texi

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog     2012-10-30 07:54:17 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog     2012-10-31 20:54:19 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2012-10-31  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
+
+       * eval.texi (Special Forms): No longer special forms: defmacro,
+       defun, save-window-excursion, with-output-to-temp-buffer.
+       * functions.texi (Defining Functions): Defun is now a macro.
+       Defalias is a function.
+
 2012-10-30  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
 
        * variables.texi (Generalized Variables): Fix typo.

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/eval.texi'
--- a/doc/lispref/eval.texi     2012-09-07 10:36:39 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/eval.texi     2012-10-31 20:54:19 +0000
@@ -450,12 +450,6 @@
 @item defconst
 @pxref{Defining Variables}
 
address@hidden defmacro
address@hidden Macros}
-
address@hidden defun
address@hidden Functions}
-
 @item defvar
 @pxref{Defining Variables}
 
@@ -492,9 +486,6 @@
 @item save-restriction
 @pxref{Narrowing}
 
address@hidden save-window-excursion
address@hidden Configurations}
-
 @item setq
 @pxref{Setting Variables}
 
@@ -509,9 +500,6 @@
 
 @item while
 @pxref{Iteration}
-
address@hidden with-output-to-temp-buffer
address@hidden Displays}
 @end table
 
 @cindex CL note---special forms compared
@@ -519,8 +507,7 @@
 @b{Common Lisp note:} Here are some comparisons of special forms in
 GNU Emacs Lisp and Common Lisp.  @code{setq}, @code{if}, and
 @code{catch} are special forms in both Emacs Lisp and Common Lisp.
address@hidden is a special form in Emacs Lisp, but a macro in Common
-Lisp.  @code{save-excursion} is a special form in Emacs Lisp, but
address@hidden is a special form in Emacs Lisp, but
 doesn't exist in Common Lisp.  @code{throw} is a special form in
 Common Lisp (because it must be able to throw multiple values), but it
 is a function in Emacs Lisp (which doesn't have multiple

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/functions.texi'
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi        2012-10-23 15:06:07 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi        2012-10-31 20:54:19 +0000
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
 
   We usually give a name to a function when it is first created.  This
 is called @dfn{defining a function}, and it is done with the
address@hidden special form.
address@hidden macro.
 
 @defmac defun name args [doc] [declare] [interactive] address@hidden
 @code{defun} is the usual way to define new Lisp functions.  It
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 @cindex function aliases
 @defun defalias name definition &optional doc
 @anchor{Definition of defalias}
-This special form defines the symbol @var{name} as a function, with
+This function defines the symbol @var{name} as a function, with
 definition @var{definition} (which can be any valid Lisp function).
 Its return value is @emph{undefined}.