GNU bug report logs - #12850
24.2; wrong doc for metadata

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:48:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.2

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

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Report forwarded to monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#12850; Package emacs. (Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:48:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.2; wrong doc for metadata
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:46:52 +0800

,----[ (info "(elisp)Programmed Completion") ]
|     `metadata'
|           This specifies a request for information about the state of
|           the current completion.  The function should return an alist,
|           as described below.  The alist may contain any number of
|           elements.
`----

It seems the function should return '(meta . ALIST).

Leo
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bug#12850; Package emacs. (Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:21:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Re: bug#12850: 24.2; wrong doc for metadata
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:20:05 +0800

On 2012-11-10 09:46 +0800, Leo wrote:
> It seems the function should return '(meta . ALIST).

something like:


=== modified file 'doc/lispref/minibuf.texi'
--- doc/lispref/minibuf.texi	2012-10-27 05:03:52 +0000
+++ doc/lispref/minibuf.texi	2012-11-10 02:18:06 +0000
@@ -1710,8 +1710,9 @@
 
 @item metadata
 This specifies a request for information about the state of the
-current completion.  The function should return an alist, as described
-below.  The alist may contain any number of elements.
+current completion.  The function should return @code{(metadata
+. @var{alist})}, where @var{alist} is described below.  The
+@var{alist} may contain any number of elements.
 @end table
 
 @noindent
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Message #11 received at 12850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12850: [PATCH] Re: bug#12850: 24.2; wrong doc for metadata
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:46:20 +0800

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> something like:
>
> === modified file 'doc/lispref/minibuf.texi'
> --- doc/lispref/minibuf.texi	2012-10-27 05:03:52 +0000
> +++ doc/lispref/minibuf.texi	2012-11-10 02:18:06 +0000

Looks fine.  Committed to emacs-24, thanks.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 12850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> Request was from Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:48:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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