bug#6493:

[Chong Yidong]

Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:10, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Attached is a new patch.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Three comments:

Aside from these points (with which I agree), the addition of "as a
nonnegative integer" is unnecessary.  Point and mark are always
non-negative.  Also, it is important to keep the word "position",
because mark could otherwise refer to the mark marker.  I prefer:

  "Return the position of point or mark, whichever is smaller."