Re: start-process: nil check on arg program

[Andreas Röhler]

On 25.08.2016 08:58, Tino Calancha wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2016, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>
> > On Aug 25 2016, Tino Calancha <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > * If program is nil, for instance,
> > > (start-process "foo" "buf" nil)
> > > which IMO it shouldn't ever happend, that check don't
> > > prevent the creation of a useless process.
> >
> > nil is explicitly documented as a meaningful argument.
> You are right. Thanks!
> Maybe in my example has no much sense, i mean, just
> (start-process "foo" "buf" nil)
> but with additional arguments,
> i.e.
> (start-process "foo" "buf" nil args)
> it might have sense.

Don't understand the additional arguments here at stake:
Doku says WRT program-slot in question:

If nil, just associate a pty with the buffer.