bug#19114: 25.0.50; doc string of `eval-expression-print-format' is inappropriate

[Michael Heerdegen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:


> I don't know quite what they're trying to express here...

Seems this function does only return a non-nil value for integer
values.  It seems to be responsible for printing it in octal, hex, and
as a character.


> (eval-expression-print-format 1)
> C-x C-e
> " (#o1, #x1, ?\\C-a)" appears in *Messages*

C-x C-e prints the return value.  The function doesn't print by itself
(AFAIU this is what Drew wanted to be made clearer).


> (eval-expression-print-format 1)
> C-u C-x C-e
> => nil
> Nothing in *Messages*

Expected, I think.

> (eval-expression-print-format 'foo)
> nil

Because foo is not an integer.


Michael.