Re: master 2bb0703 1/2: lisp/*.el: Force non-nil result to t, to match docstring

[Stefan Monnier]

> There's a cascading effect.

Indeed, that's another reason why consistency is beneficial.

> So I think functions that can only return a boolean are not
> "overspecified" by saying so.

That's because you think they should return t.  For those whose think
they should return non-nil, it's overspecified (even if they do only
ever return t in practice).

> FWIW, I don't consider making a function return what its docstring says "a
> cosmetic change".

I think a single bikeshed subject is sufficient, so I won't take this
opportunity to debate the definition of "cosmetic".


        Stefan