; Better clarify function types in C-h f (bug#73626)

* doc/emacs/help.texi (Name Help): Better clarify function types.
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Andrea Corallo 2024-11-14 01:01:08 +01:00
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@ -322,6 +322,15 @@ file where it was defined, whether it has been declared obsolete, and
yet further information is often reachable by clicking or typing
@key{RET} on emphasized parts of the text.
@cindex function type specifier
The function type, if known, is expressed with a @dfn{function type
specifier} (@pxref{Type Specifiers,,,elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference
Manual}), it will be specified if the type was manually declared by the
programmer or inferred by the compiler. Note that function type
inference works only when native compilation is enabled (@pxref{native
compilation,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}).
@vindex help-enable-symbol-autoload
If you request help for an autoloaded function whose @code{autoload}
form (@pxref{Autoload,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual})