Noam Postavsky [Sat, 31 Mar 2018 04:40:43 +0000 (00:40 -0400)]
Document return value of pcase (Bug#30425)
* doc/lispref/control.texi (Pattern matching case statement):
* lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el (pcase): State that pcase returns nil if no
patterns match.
(pcase-exhaustive): State that an error is signaled if no patterns
match.
Glenn Morris [Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:20:57 +0000 (14:20 -0400)]
Fix xrefs in pdf Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi (ForIndent Cont, ForIndent Num)
(Fortran Columns):
* doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi (Rectangles in Picture):
Fix recent changes that neglected the splitting of the pdf manuals.
For the following release it is planned to make `if-let*' and
`when-let*' aliases for `if-let' and `when-let'. For now we revert
declaring `if-let' and `when-let' obsolete and tweak the docstrings.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/subr-x.el (if-let*, when-let*): Make docstrings
refer to those of `if-let' and `when-let'.
(if-let, when-let): De-obsolete. Rewrite documentation.
Eli Zaretskii [Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:08:32 +0000 (19:08 +0300)]
More proofreading of the Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/trouble.texi (DEL Does Not Delete): Improve wording.
(Screen Garbled): Mention the command name.
(Bug Criteria): Mention that problems in packages should first be
reported to the respective maintainers.
(Checklist): Fix wording.
(Contributing, Copyright Assignment): Minor copyedits.
* doc/emacs/misc.texi (Amusements): Remove Landmark.
* doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi (Tabs in Picture): Improve wording.
(Rectangles in Picture): Add a cross-reference to "Registers".
* doc/emacs/misc.texi (Gnus Group Buffer, Gnus Summary Buffer):
Mention command names in parentheses.
(Gnus Summary Buffer): Document "M-r".
(Network Security): Document that current NSM works with TLS
encryption. Fix markup.
(Document View): Improve wording and fix a typo.
(DocView Conversion): Rephrase description of
doc-view-cache-directory.
(Single Shell): Mention variables that control when shell output
appears in the echo area.
(Shell Mode): Improve wording.
(Shell Prompts): Fix a typo.
(Shell Ring, Term Mode): Mention command names.
(History References): Add a cross-reference to "Rebinding".
(Remote Host): Mention SSH.
(TCP Emacs server): Improve wording.
(emacsclient Options): Minor improvements.
(PostScript): Fix wording.
(PostScript Variables): Mention that ps-font-size could be a cons.
(Sorting): Minor improvements. Suggested by Michael Albinus
<michael.albinus@gmx.de> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org
Noam Postavsky [Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:06:05 +0000 (14:06 -0500)]
Explain more about (defvar foo) form (Bug#18059)
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Defining Variables)
(Using Lexical Binding):
* doc/lispref/compile.texi (Compiler Errors): Emphasize that omitting
VALUE for `defvar' marks the variable special only locally.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Using Lexical Binding): Add example of
using `defvar' without VALUE.
Eric Abrahamsen [Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:12:22 +0000 (10:12 -0800)]
Adjust eieio persistence tests for expected failure
* test/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-tests/eieio-test-persist.el
(eieio-test-persist-hash-and-vector,
eieio-test-persist-interior-lists): Persistence does not currently
handle deeply-nested objects. Expect current failures, and mark for
future fixes.
Eric Abrahamsen [Fri, 29 Dec 2017 02:14:47 +0000 (18:14 -0800)]
Let eieio-persistent-read read what object-write has written
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (eieio-persistent-validate/fix-slot-value):
`object-write' may quote lists inside hash tables and vectors, so
unquote those lists here.
This patch allows the eieio-persistent write/restore process to
perform a clean round trip. It only handles a very specific and
limited range of object structures, but at least the write and read
procedures match.
Eric Abrahamsen [Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:56:13 +0000 (14:56 -0800)]
Handle possible classtype values in eieio-persistent-read
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (eieio-persistent-validate/fix-slot-value):
The function `eieio-persistent-slot-type-is-class-p' could return
either a single class, or a list of classes.
* test/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-tests/eieio-test-persist.el:
(hash-equal): New comparison test for hash-tables.
(persist-test-save-and-compare): Use test for hash-tables.
(eieio-test-persist-hash-and-vector,
eieio-test-persist-interior-lists): New tests.
Alan Mackenzie [Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:36:34 +0000 (17:36 +0000)]
Firm up documentation of generalized variables
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Generalized Variables)
(Setting Generalized Variables): Define a generalized variable as something
setf can write to. Remove the insinuation that hackers have poor memories.
State explicitly that the list of GVs given is complete. Remove the
suggestion that `setf' has superseded, or is in the process of superseding,
`setq'. Make minor corrections to the English.
Eli Zaretskii [Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:57:41 +0000 (18:57 +0200)]
Improve documentation of Auto-Revert mode
* doc/emacs/files.texi (Reverting): Mention that Aut-Revert
applies to Dired buffers as well. Suggested by Michael Albinus
<michael.albinus@gmx.de> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Eli Zaretskii [Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:49:29 +0000 (18:49 +0200)]
Improvements in dired.texi
* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Dired): Mention that Dired works with
remote directories.
(Dired Enter): ls-lisp is used on some remote systems as well.
(Dired Navigation): Mention and index the command names.
(Dired Deletion): Document the 'always' value of
dired-recursive-deletes. Mention the alternative deletion method.
(Marks vs Flags): Fix spelling of Auto-Revert mode. Document what
marking does on a subdirectory header line.
(Operating on Files): Document that 'Z' uses gzip or compress.
(Comparison in Dired): Mention ediff-files.
(Misc Dired Features): Fix a typo. Suggested by Michael Albinus
<michael.albinus@gmx.de> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Noam Postavsky [Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:18:33 +0000 (19:18 -0400)]
Revert "Support all perl variable declarators and prefixes"
It highlights normal variable names in perl programs (Bug#30812).
* lisp/progmodes/perl-mode.el (perl-imenu-generic-expression)
(perl-font-lock-keywords-2): Restore values prior to Bug#27613 fix.
Don't merge to master, we will fix Bug#27613 properly there (it's too
close to release to do that on emacs-26).
Paul Eggert [Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:54:20 +0000 (09:54 -0700)]
Port to 32-bit sparc64
Backport from master.
Problem reported by Ulrich Mueller; fix suggested by Eli Zaretskii
and Andreas Schwab (Bug#30855).
* src/alloc.c (mark_memory): Call mark_maybe_object only on
pointers that are properly aligned for Lisp_Object.
Nick Helm [Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:05:44 +0000 (21:05 +1300)]
Improve documentation of 'with-help-window'
* doc/lispref/help.texi (Help Functions): Change variable name
to 'buffer-or-name'.
* lisp/help.el (with-help-window): Change variable name to
'buffer-or-name' and rewrite the doc string, adding reference
to 'help-window-setup'. (Bug#30792)
Eli Zaretskii [Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:34:14 +0000 (11:34 +0200)]
Minor improvements in building.texi
* doc/emacs/building.texi (Compilation Shell): Mention that this
section is for local compilation buffers.
(Compilation, Compilation Mode): Mention that 'g' is bound to
'recompile' in compilation buffers.
(Grep Searching): Add a cross-reference to "Compilation Mode".
Suggested by Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Eli Zaretskii [Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:53:52 +0000 (21:53 +0200)]
Yet more proofreading of the Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/building.texi (Compilation, Grep Searching)
(Debuggers, GUD Customization, Source Buffers)
(Breakpoints Buffer, Threads Buffer): Minor fixes and updates.
Suggested by Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/rmail.texi (Rmail): Mention Gnus.
(Rmail Basics, Rmail Scrolling): Improve cross-references and
indexing.
(Rmail Motion): Minor improvements.
(Rmail Inbox): Remove outdated text about Babyl format.
(Rmail Files): Formatting changes. Comment out
set-rmail-inbox-list in the table of commands, as it is commented
out in the text that follows.
(Rmail Output, Rmail Labels, Rmail Reply, Rmail Make Summary):
Minor copyedits.
(Rmail Summary Edit): Document
rmail-summary-scroll-between-messages.
(Rmail Editing): Improve indexing.
(Movemail): Fix typos.
(Remote Mailboxes): Use "POP3" rather than "POP".
Noam Postavsky [Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:17:43 +0000 (22:17 -0400)]
Improve word motion docs (Bug#30815)
* doc/lispref/positions.texi (Word Motion): Fix reference to
`char-script-table'.
* lisp/simple.el (backward-word):
* src/syntax.c (forward-word): Mention `char-script-table' and add
link to the 'Word Motion' manual section.
Eli Zaretskii [Thu, 15 Mar 2018 06:36:09 +0000 (08:36 +0200)]
Minor copyedits in mule.texi
* doc/emacs/mule.texi (Recognize Coding, Fontsets): Minor changes
in wording. Suggested by Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Eli Zaretskii [Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:40:24 +0000 (19:40 +0200)]
Minor changes in mule.texi
* doc/emacs/mule.texi (International, Coding Systems)
(Bidirectional Editing): Minor wording changes and typo fixes.
Suggested by Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Eli Zaretskii [Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:23 +0000 (18:00 +0200)]
Avoid assertion violation under visual-order-cursor-movement
* src/xdisp.c (Fmove_point_visually): Don't let point exceed the
BEGV..ZV range. Signal Beginning of buffer error when there's a
before-string at BEGV. (Bug#30787)
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