GNU bug report logs - #16246
Elisp manual: vconcat and the empty vector

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Barry OReilly <gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 22:25:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Barry OReilly <gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Elisp manual: vconcat and the empty vector
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:24:45 -0500

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The vconcat documentation in the Elisp manual is incorrect given (eq
[] []) evals to t. Here's a patch:

diff --git a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
index 00384de..cb1068b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
@@ -471,11 +471,11 @@ each initialized to @var{object}.
 @cindex copying vectors
 This function returns a new vector containing all the elements of
 @var{sequences}.  The arguments @var{sequences} may be true lists,
-vectors, strings or bool-vectors.  If no @var{sequences} are given, an
-empty vector is returned.
+vectors, strings or bool-vectors.  If no @var{sequences} are given,
+the empty vector is returned.

-The value is a newly constructed vector that is not @code{eq} to any
-existing vector.
+If the value is not the empty vector, it is a newly constructed vector
+that is not @code{eq} to any existing vector.

 @example
 @group

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Reply sent to Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sun, 05 Jan 2014 01:35:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to Barry OReilly <gundaetiapo <at> gmail.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Sun, 05 Jan 2014 01:35:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 16246-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re:  Elisp manual: vconcat and the empty vector
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:34:21 -0800

Thanks, I installed that patch, with slightly different wording.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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