Add `unmatchable' as alias for (or) in rx (bug#37659)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el (rx--translate-symbol, rx--builtin-symbols, rx):
* test/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx-tests.el (rx-atoms):
* doc/lispref/searching.texi (Rx Constructs):
* etc/NEWS:
Add `unmatchable', more descriptive than (or), and corresponding to
the variable `regexp-unmatchable'.

doc/lispref/searching.texi

@@ -1083,6 +1083,11 @@ Corresponding string regexp: @samp{@var{A}@var{B}@dots{}}
 Match exactly one of the @var{rx}s, trying from left to right.
 Without arguments, the expression will not match anything at all.@*
 Corresponding string regexp: @samp{@var{A}\|@var{B}\|@dots{}}.
+
+@item @code{unmatchable}
+@cindex @code{unmatchable} in rx
+Refuse any match.  Equivalent to @code{(or)}.
+@xref{regexp-unmatchable}.
 @end table
 
 @subsubheading Repetition
@@ -1806,6 +1811,7 @@ list of characters @var{chars}.
 
 @c Internal functions: regexp-opt-group
 
+@anchor{regexp-unmatchable}
 @defvar regexp-unmatchable
 This variable contains a regexp that is guaranteed not to match any
 string at all.  It is particularly useful as default value for

etc/NEWS

@@ -1844,6 +1844,7 @@ the 128...255 range, as expected.
 matches the empty string, each being an identity for the operation.
 This also works for their aliases: '|' for 'or'; ':', 'and' and
 'sequence' for 'seq'.
+The symbol 'unmatchable' can be used as an alternative to (or).
 
 ---
 *** 'regexp' and new 'literal' accept arbitrary lisp as arguments.

lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el

@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ Each entry is:
       (get name 'rx-definition)))
 
 ;; TODO: Additions to consider:
-;; - A name for (or), maybe `unmatchable'.
 ;; - A construct like `or' but without the match order guarantee,
 ;;   maybe `unordered-or'.  Useful for composition or generation of
 ;;   alternatives; permits more effective use of regexp-opt.
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ Each entry is:
     ;; since the return value may be mutated.
     ((or 'nonl 'not-newline 'any) (cons (list ".") t))
     ((or 'anychar 'anything)      (rx--translate-form '(or nonl "\n")))
+    ('unmatchable                 (rx--empty))
     ((or 'bol 'line-start)        (cons (list "^") 'lseq))
     ((or 'eol 'line-end)          (cons (list "$") 'rseq))
     ((or 'bos 'string-start 'bot 'buffer-start) (cons (list "\\`") t))
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ can expand to any number of values."
   "List of built-in rx function-like symbols.")
 
 (defconst rx--builtin-symbols
-  (append '(nonl not-newline any anychar anything
+  (append '(nonl not-newline any anychar anything unmatchable
             bol eol line-start line-end
             bos eos string-start string-end
             bow eow word-start word-end
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ CHAR           Match a literal character.
                 or a character class.
 not-newline     Match any character except a newline.  Alias: nonl.
 anychar         Match any character.  Alias: anything.
+unmatchable     Never match anything at all.
 
 CHARCLASS       Match a character from a character class.  One of:
  alpha, alphabetic, letter   Alphabetic characters (defined by Unicode).

test/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx-tests.el

@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
 (ert-deftest rx-atoms ()
   (should (equal (rx anychar anything)
                  "\\(?:.\\|\n\\)\\(?:.\\|\n\\)"))
+  (should (equal (rx unmatchable)
+                 "\\`a\\`"))
   (should (equal (rx line-start not-newline nonl any line-end)
                  "^...$"))
   (should (equal (rx bol string-start string-end buffer-start buffer-end