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bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instea
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer |
Date: |
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:14:06 +0300 |
> Cc: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol@posteo.net>, Lars Ingebrigtsen
> <larsi@gnus.org>,
> 58446@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:03:15 +0200
>
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
> Hi Stefan,
>
> >>> - The name `file-attribute-file-number` doesn't sound right
> >>> because it doesn't return a number.
> >> The name is a reminiscence of the existing variable buffer-file-number,
> >> which serves exactly the same purpose.
> >
> > One error doesn't justify another.
> > Maybe a better name would be "file identifier"?
>
> True, but I'd let decide the maintainers.
It would be better, yes. I already changed "device number" to eithe
just "device" or "device identifier", in the documentation you touched
today, since talking about "device number" when it can be a cons of 2
numbers doesn't sound like a good idea.
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Thierry Volpiatto, 2022/10/11
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/10/12
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Stefan Monnier, 2022/10/14
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Michael Albinus, 2022/10/14
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Stefan Monnier, 2022/10/14
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Michael Albinus, 2022/10/14
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#58446: 28.2; file-attribute-device-number returns a cons cell instead of an integer, Michael Albinus, 2022/10/14