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bug#44141: 26.3; doc of `default-boundp' and "void" variable values
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Drew Adams |
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bug#44141: 26.3; doc of `default-boundp' and "void" variable values |
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Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:46:06 -0700 (PDT) |
The doc of `default-boundp' could be improved by saying explicitly what
it means for a symbol's default value to be "void". This is not done
anywhere, AFAICT - "void" is undefined. And for Lisp, especially,
there's some risk of confusion with the value `nil'.
1. The Elisp manual is pretty good on `default-boundp', but saying
something about what "void" means would help.
2. The doc string is not so helpful - you really need to read the short
paragraph in the manual to understand it, I think. Consider beefing up
the doc string with something like what is said in the manual - it's
short and explanatory.
In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
of 2019-08-29
Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.18362
Configured using:
`configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
--without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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