Re: Emacs's handling of line numbers [from bug#5042]

[Mark Lillibridge]

>  >> goto-line is already marked as "should only be called from Elisp", so
>  >> introducing goto-numbered-line doesn't sound right.
>  > => "should not be called from Elisp"?
>  
>  Oops, thanks,
>  
>          Stefan

That's funny; the documentation for goto-line specifically talks about
its behavior when called from elisp!

    M-g (translated from <escape> g) runs the command goto-line, which is
    an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple.el'.
    
    It is bound to M-g, <menu-bar> <edit> <goto> <go-to-line>.
    
    (goto-line line &optional buffer)
    
    Goto line, counting from line 1 at beginning of buffer.
    Normally, move point in the current buffer, and leave mark at the
    previous position.  With just C-u as argument,
    move point in the most recently selected other buffer, and switch
    to it.  When called from Lisp code, the optional argument buffer
    specifies a buffer to switch to.
    
    If there's a number in the buffer at point, it is the default for
    line.