bug#60103: closed (28.2; Doc string of `previous-history-element')

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> 28.2; Doc string of `previous-history-element'
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> Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:05:31 +0000
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> The doc string says this:
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>   Puts previous element of the minibuffer history in the minibuffer.
>   With argument N, it uses the Nth previous element.
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> That second line makes it sound like arg N is optional.  It's not -
> there is no _without_ argument N.
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> In GNU Emacs 28.2 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2022-09-13 built on AVALON
> Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19044
> System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2009.19044.2251)
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> Configured using:
>  'configure --with-modules --without-dbus --with-native-compilation
>  --without-compress-install CFLAGS=-O2'
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> Configured features:
> ACL GIF GMP GNUTLS HARFBUZZ JPEG JSON LCMS2 LIBXML2 MODULES NATIVE_COMP
> NOTIFY W32NOTIFY PDUMPER PNG RSVG SOUND THREADS TIFF TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS
> XPM ZLIB
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> (NATIVE_COMP present but libgccjit not available)
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> Re: [External] : Re: bug#60103: 28.2; Doc string of `previous-history-element'
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> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:48:19 +0200
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> > From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> > CC: "60103@debbugs.gnu.org" <60103@debbugs.gnu.org>
> > Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:53:34 +0000
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> > > > The doc string says this:
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> > > >   Puts previous element of the minibuffer history in the minibuffer.
> > > >   With argument N, it uses the Nth previous element.
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> > > > That second line makes it sound like arg N is optional.  It's not -
> > > > there is no _without_ argument N.
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> > > What do you mean by "no _without_"?  This command is bound to M-p in
> > > the minibuffer, and I can definitely invoke it as "just" M-n,
> > > _without_ any prefix argument.
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> > I mean "without argument N", not "without a prefix
> > arg".
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> > It's not possible to invoke the function without
> > providing argument N - it's not optional.
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> > If you want to say something like "With numeric
> > prefix argument N..." then that would be fine.
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> That's what I did (the original doc string didn't mention the prefix
> argument explicitly, but clearly alluded to that when it said
> "argument").
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