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Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer |
Date: |
Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:53:15 +0300 |
> From: Andrea Corallo <acorallo@gnu.org>
> Cc: akrl@sdf.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:42:03 -0400
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > ** Help
> > ** 'describe-function' shows function inferred type when available.
> > For native compiled Lisp functions 'describe-function' prints (after
> > the signature) the automatically inferred function type as well.
> >
> > Is IMO too terse. "Inferred type" is terminology we didn't use and
> > don't explain the manual, so the above doesn't really tell what kind
> > of information is displayed. We should give a hint, and perhaps have
> > more details in the ELisp manual, probably as part of documenting
> > subr-type.
>
> Okay, I think I need some advise on where to get started on this so this
> weekend I can try to put some effort on. Where should we add the
> documentation for subr-type in the manual?
I think in "What Is a Function", where we document subrp and
subr-arity.
If you don't feel like writing the final text, complete with markup
and all, just post the raw text, and I will do the rest.
Thanks.
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Andrea Corallo, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Mattias Engdegård, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Andrea Corallo, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Mattias Engdegård, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Andrea Corallo, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Mattias Engdegård, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Andrea Corallo, 2023/06/01
- Re: Inferred function types in the *Help* buffer, Mattias Engdegård, 2023/06/01