From c5210fd00af7c3e261a52864e799e16ed6a1b165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:42:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention new usage of `invalid-read-syntax' in the manual * doc/lispref/errors.texi (Standard Errors): Document "trailing garbage" use of `invalid-read-syntax' (bug#24649). --- doc/lispref/errors.texi | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/errors.texi b/doc/lispref/errors.texi index aa99b2b1a98..b25fb993990 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/errors.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/errors.texi @@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}. The message is @samp{Invalid function}. @xref{Function Indirection}. @item invalid-read-syntax -The message is @samp{Invalid read syntax}. @xref{Printed -Representation}. +The message is usually @samp{Invalid read syntax}. @xref{Printed +Representation}. This error can also be raised by commands like +@code{eval-expression} when there's text following an expression. In +that case, the message is @samp{Trailing garbage following expression}. @item invalid-regexp The message is @samp{Invalid regexp}. @xref{Regular Expressions}. -- 2.39.2