From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 02:50:52 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: alist-get doc string further clarification
X-Git-Tag: emacs-28.0.90~5723
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cc70a7b7a823fa3c886bca1374bafdfb2662a952;p=emacs.git

alist-get doc string further clarification

* lisp/subr.el (alist-get): Mention generalized variables again
for easier cross-referencing (bug#43836).
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diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index a56dc35ab62..777ef103cf5 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -832,10 +832,11 @@ Elements of ALIST that are not conses are ignored."
 If KEY is not found in ALIST, return DEFAULT.
 Equality with KEY is tested by TESTFN, defaulting to `eq'.
 
-You can use `alist-get' in PLACE expressions.  This will modify
-an existing association (more precisely, the first one if
-multiple exist), or add a new element to the beginning of ALIST,
-destructively modifying the list stored in ALIST.
+You can use `alist-get' in \"place expressions\"; i.e., as a
+generalized variable.  Doing this will modify an existing
+association (more precisely, the first one if multiple exist), or
+add a new element to the beginning of ALIST, destructively
+modifying the list stored in ALIST.
 
 Example: