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bug#67053: 29.1; Doc string of variable `dired-use-ls-dired'
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#67053: 29.1; Doc string of variable `dired-use-ls-dired' |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:40:45 +0000 |
> Here are some thoughts to help explore a modification of the docstring.
>
> I observe the rest of the docstring mentions MS Windows explicitly, but
> maybe incomplete for your suggestion.
Yes, it mentions MS Windows. But that text is unrelated
to this bug, which is about the value that results from
checking for support of "--dired". It's not clear from
the doc that that result can be `unspecified'. The
wording suggests that the "check" clears up `unspecified',
replacing it, presumably, with either nil or some non-nil
value other than `unspecified'.
The special value of `unspecified' apparently does _not_
just mean that such a check is needed and will be done.
The value means that support isn't known, whether or
not the check has been done.