From 7b67d693f21abb7cc22385d9943c8ff672d4ef64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 02:05:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor clarification. --- lispref/symbols.texi | 13 +++++++------ man/macos.texi | 2 +- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/symbols.texi b/lispref/symbols.texi index 14f5c088606..e9459de708c 100644 --- a/lispref/symbols.texi +++ b/lispref/symbols.texi @@ -85,14 +85,15 @@ value. Certain symbols have values that cannot be changed; these include @code{nil} and @code{t}, and any symbol whose name starts with @samp{:} (those are called @dfn{keywords}). @xref{Constant Variables}. - In normal usage, the function cell usually contains a function + We often refer to ``the function @code{foo}'' when we really mean +the function stored in the function cell of the symbol @code{foo}. We +make the distinction explicit only when necessary. In normal +usage, the function cell usually contains a function (@pxref{Functions}) or a macro (@pxref{Macros}), as that is what the Lisp interpreter expects to see there (@pxref{Evaluation}). Keyboard -macros (@pxref{Keyboard Macros}), keymaps (@pxref{Keymaps}) and autoload -objects (@pxref{Autoloading}) are also sometimes stored in the function -cells of symbols. We often refer to ``the function @code{foo}'' when we -really mean the function stored in the function cell of the symbol -@code{foo}. We make the distinction only when necessary. +macros (@pxref{Keyboard Macros}), keymaps (@pxref{Keymaps}) and +autoload objects (@pxref{Autoloading}) are also sometimes stored in +the function cells of symbols. The property list cell normally should hold a correctly formatted property list (@pxref{Property Lists}), as a number of functions expect diff --git a/man/macos.texi b/man/macos.texi index 5e7e2ed7d02..cb7416618f5 100644 --- a/man/macos.texi +++ b/man/macos.texi @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ string. @findex mac-file-name-to-posix @findex posix-file-name-to-mac The function @code{mac-file-name-to-posix} takes a Mac file name and -returns the Posix equivalent. The function +returns the GNU or Unix equivalent. The function @code{posix-file-name-to-mac} performs the opposite conversion. They are useful for constructing AppleScript commands to be passed to @code{do-applescript}. -- 2.39.5