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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 40e1db8: Change index of "; " to better reflect i


From: Noam Postavsky
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 40e1db8: Change index of "; " to better reflect it's usage (Bug#31623)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:47:36 -0400 (EDT)

branch: emacs-26
commit 40e1db8ccd1239fc7da5ccd3f5f79017b2b44afc
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>

    Change index of ";" to better reflect it's usage (Bug#31623)
    
    * doc/lispref/objects.texi (Comments): "; for commenting" fits better
    with the following text about how a semicolon begins a comment.  Also
    mention that only unescaped semicolons start a comment.
---
 doc/lispref/objects.texi | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/objects.texi b/doc/lispref/objects.texi
index c7e751c..b8cae49 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ not be evaluated later.  @xref{Input Functions}, for a 
description of
 @node Comments
 @section Comments
 @cindex comments
address@hidden @samp{;} in comment
-
-  A @dfn{comment} is text that is written in a program only for the sake
-of humans that read the program, and that has no effect on the meaning
-of the program.  In Lisp, a semicolon (@samp{;}) starts a comment if it
-is not within a string or character constant.  The comment continues to
-the end of line.  The Lisp reader discards comments; they do not become
-part of the Lisp objects which represent the program within the Lisp
-system.
address@hidden @samp{;} for commenting
+
+  A @dfn{comment} is text that is written in a program only for the
+sake of humans that read the program, and that has no effect on the
+meaning of the program.  In Lisp, an unescaped semicolon (@samp{;})
+starts a comment if it is not within a string or character constant.
+The comment continues to the end of line.  The Lisp reader discards
+comments; they do not become part of the Lisp objects which represent
+the program within the Lisp system.
 
   The @samp{#@@@var{count}} construct, which skips the next @var{count}
 characters, is useful for program-generated comments containing binary



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