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Re: [PATCH] Generalize start-process with keyword args


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Generalize start-process with keyword args
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:32:48 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux)

>>> +If @var{coding} is @code{nil}, the coding system chosen for decoding
>>> +output is @code{undecided}, meaning deduce the encoding from the
>>> +actual data.
>> Doesn't it also depend on coding-system-for-read and coding-system-for-write?
> Also `find-operation-coding-system' and multibyteness of the buffer.
> But do we really want to describe all the possibilities there?

No, we probably don't, but we shouldn't state something that is false.
Instead we should be less specific and point to some place that does
give the full story.

> Similarly, since the make-*-process functions share common keywords
> (:filter, :sentinel, etc), can we arrange them in a single section and
> refer to it from those function documentation?

Sure.


        Stefan



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