GNU bug report logs - #15489
24.3.50; doc string of `make-overlay': say that it returns the overlay

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; doc string of `make-overlay': say that it returns the overlay
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:28:09 -0700 (PDT)

Subject line says it all.  The doc string should always say that a
`make-*' function that creates something returns that something, if it
in fact does (which it should).  The Elisp manual for this is OK.


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2013-09-20 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --enable-checking 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3' CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'

Message #8 received at 15489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15489: 24.3.50;
 doc string of `make-overlay': say that it returns the overlay
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:12:07 -0800

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Subject line says it all.  The doc string should always say that a
> `make-*' function that creates something returns that something, if it
> in fact does (which it should).  The Elisp manual for this is OK.

Fixed on trunk.

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