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Re: Inconsistency in `string-to-number'


From: Juanma Barranquero
Subject: Re: Inconsistency in `string-to-number'
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:38:17 +0200

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 15:22, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote:

> Except that it will break existing code.

<sigh> I know, as I explicitly acknowledged that fact in my message...
Also, it was Eli who suggested it.

Still, that code relies in undocumented behavior. As the "1:" vs.
"1.2:" vs. "1.2" difference demonstrates, it's just luck that it
works.

One way or the other, the docstring should be fixed.

    Juanma




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