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bug#67577: 29.1; Comments in kill-region seem to explain unless wrong
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#67577: 29.1; Comments in kill-region seem to explain unless wrong |
Date: |
Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:36:59 +0200 |
> From: Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
> Cc: 67577@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:21:37 -0800
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> From: Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:36:11 -0800
> >>
> >>
> >> It says "'unless' is an 'if' without the then-part", which I think it
> >> meant to say "'unless' is the inverse of 'if' ...", as I think "an 'if'
> >> without the then-part" is supposed to be 'when'. Let me know if my
> >> understanding is wrong. If not, please find the patch in my next post.
> >
> > We already fixed that part. The text now says:
> >
> > The ‘kill-region’ function definition also has an ‘unless’ macro; it
> > is the opposite of ‘when’. The ‘unless’ macro is like an ‘if’ except
> > that it has no then-clause, and it supplies an implicit ‘nil’ for that.
> >
> > So I don't think this needs to be fixed anymore.
>
> Hmm, I think the comment part on latest head is still the same as last
> time I checked.
Sorry, I don't understand: what is the problem with the current text?
'when' is NOT 'if' without 'then', it's 'if' without 'else'..
> Please also take a look at my patch and see whether it is still
> worth committing.
The current text was approved by several people,m including Richard
Stallman, so I think it is okay as is.