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bug#7545: 24.0.50; (elisp) `Simple Types'
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
bug#7545: 24.0.50; (elisp) `Simple Types' |
Date: |
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:47:08 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
>> Why are types `alist' and `plist' considered simple types? Seems like
>> they are like `cons', `repeat', and `list', not like `string' and
>> `symbol'. They are structures with component types. Don't they belong
>> in node `Composite Types'?
>
> That seems logical.
It's a corner case, since alist and plist can have omitted arguments, so
it is not necessary to specify the composite elements like the other
composite types. But I don't mind moving the rather long descriptions
to Composite Types node. Changed in the emacs-23 branch.
> But this report was marked as "notabug", but doesn't show how it got
> that mark.
No idea; operator error maybe.