[debbugs-tracker] bug#27494: closed (24.5; doc of `add-to-history')

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regarding 24.5; doc of `add-to-history'
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> 24.5; doc of `add-to-history'
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> Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:08:18 -0700 (PDT)
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> Both doc string and Elisp manual:
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> The doc should say that when MAXELT is exceeded the oldest history
> element is discarded.  Yes, one might surmise that from the meaning of
> "history" ,and from assuming that the new element is always added,
> even if the history is full (up to MAXELT).  Still, it is better to be
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> In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
>  of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'
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> Re: bug#27494: 24.5; doc of `add-to-history'
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> Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:36:43 +0300
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> > Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:08:18 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > Both doc string and Elisp manual:
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> > The doc should say that when MAXELT is exceeded the oldest history
> > element is discarded.  Yes, one might surmise that from the meaning of
> > "history" ,and from assuming that the new element is always added,
> > even if the history is full (up to MAXELT).  Still, it is better to be
> > explicit.
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> The ELisp manual already said that the values of maximum length have
> the same meaning as those of 'history-length', so I just added the
> same reference to the doc string.
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