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bug#52290: 28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#52290: 28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables |
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Date: |
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:41:27 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
> Can we try to find a better wording? Not the function is a generalized
> variable, a form that is a call of the function is. This is also a
> wording that the manual uses. Generalized variables are an abstract
> concept that not everybody is used to; I think we should be more
> accurate to avoid to confuse people.
Yes, please do tweak the wording. I couldn't find any concise way of
saying something here accurately, so I went for vague instead (note that
I don't mention "function" anywhere in the text), and just punt to the
manual.