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Re: Inconsistency in `string-to-number'
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Juanma Barranquero |
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Re: Inconsistency in `string-to-number' |
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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:38:17 +0200 |
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 15:22, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote:
> Except that it will break existing code.
<sigh> I know, as I explicitly acknowledged that fact in my message...
Also, it was Eli who suggested it.
Still, that code relies in undocumented behavior. As the "1:" vs.
"1.2:" vs. "1.2" difference demonstrates, it's just luck that it
works.
One way or the other, the docstring should be fixed.
Juanma