diff lispref/tips.texi @ 75477:afd36ac582f5

(Coding Conventions): Clarify the tip about macros that define a function or a variable.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:20:41 +0000
parents 6d19c76d81c5
children fc9d442f98d2 f83d17e1ace6
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--- a/lispref/tips.texi	Sun Jan 28 07:19:16 2007 +0000
+++ b/lispref/tips.texi	Sun Jan 28 07:20:41 2007 +0000
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@
 not functions, and their names should start with @samp{def}.
 
 @item
-Macros that define a function or variable should take the name to be
+A macro that defines a function or variable should have a name that
+starts with @samp{define-}.  The macro should receive the name to be
 defined as the first argument.  That will help various tools find the
 definition automatically.  Avoid constructing the names in the macro
 itself, since that would confuse these tools.