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Doc string for define-inline has improperly terminated Info node reference

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From: Jared Finder <jared <at> finder.org>
To: Bug-gnu Emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Doc string for define-inline has improperly terminated Info node
 reference
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:49:02 -0800

The doc string for define-inline has a see Info node clause without a 
terminating single quote.  It needs a simple patch applied:

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/inline.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/inline.el
index 9a1faaca126..25be0dd9c40 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/inline.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/inline.el
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ define-inline
 This is halfway between `defmacro' and `defun'.  BODY is used as a 
blueprint
 both for the body of the function and for the body of the 
compiler-macro
 used to generate the code inlined at each call site.
-See Info node `(elisp)Inline Functions for more details.
+See Info node `(elisp)Inline Functions' for more details.

 A (noinline t) in the `declare' form prevents the definition of the
 compiler macro.  This is for the rare case in which you want to use 
this

In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 3, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
 3.24.49, cairo version 1.18.4) of 2026-01-03 built on electric-egg
Repository revision: 1035402433fbb7174cc03b2ed6b8645f23f0f2ee
Repository branch: master
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)

  -- MJF

Message #10 received at 80122-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jared Finder <jared <at> finder.org>
Cc: 80122-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#80122: Doc string for define-inline has improperly terminated
 Info node reference
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:31:57 +0200

> Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:49:02 -0800
> From:  Jared Finder via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> The doc string for define-inline has a see Info node clause without a 
> terminating single quote.  It needs a simple patch applied:

Thanks, fixed.

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