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* 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 yet further information is often reachable by clicking or typing
@key{RET} on emphasized parts of the text. @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 @vindex help-enable-symbol-autoload
If you request help for an autoloaded function whose @code{autoload} If you request help for an autoloaded function whose @code{autoload}
form (@pxref{Autoload,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}) form (@pxref{Autoload,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual})