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Recommend doc strings for all functions and variables.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Fri, 23 Dec 1994 15:11:57 +0000
parents 8a933302229c
children 1817c5332316
files lispref/tips.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/tips.texi	Fri Dec 23 15:06:14 1994 +0000
+++ b/lispref/tips.texi	Fri Dec 23 15:11:57 1994 +0000
@@ -304,8 +304,10 @@
 should have a documentation string.
 
 @item
-An internal subroutine of a Lisp program need not have a documentation
-string, and you can save space by using a comment instead.
+An internal variable or subroutine of a Lisp program might as well have
+a documentation string.  In earlier Emacs versions, you could save space
+by using a comment instead of a documentation string, but that is no
+longer the case.
 
 @item
 The first line of the documentation string should consist of one or two