Re: Patch: make eldoc indicate current argument

[Kevin Rodgers]

Richard Stallman wrote:
> &optional and &rest appear in calling patterns of functions.
> We use ellipses and square brackets in calling patterns of macros
> and special forms.
>
>                                                  Some use "..." appended
>       to an argument name, e.g. "CLAUSES...".  And, some use "..." as a
>       standalone argument name (see 'when').
>
> Do you mean this?
>
>     (when COND BODY ...)
>
> If so, I think that is a misunderstanding.  The ellipsis here is not
> an argument name, it is just an ellipsis.  The space after `BODY' has
> no significance.
>
> Perhaps we should delete that space, for consistency.

The problem is not the space, it is the ellipsis, which is usually
interpreted in this context to mean "et cetera".  But there is only 1
BODY, which is the list of individual body forms.

I would prefer

        (when COND &rest BODY)

or

        (when COND FORM ...)

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA