changeset 11141:6f6c571ad0c0

Say not to use concat for integers.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 28 Mar 1995 05:44:53 +0000
parents 97ed670a6123
children 41b869bbe0e1
files lispref/strings.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/strings.texi	Tue Mar 28 03:49:39 1995 +0000
+++ b/lispref/strings.texi	Tue Mar 28 05:44:53 1995 +0000
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@
 
 When an argument is an integer (not a sequence of integers), it is
 converted to a string of digits making up the decimal printed
-representation of the integer.  This special case exists for
-compatibility with Mocklisp, and we don't recommend you take advantage
-of it.  If you want to convert an integer to digits in this way, use
-@code{format} (@pxref{Formatting Strings}) or @code{number-to-string}
-(@pxref{String Conversion}).
+representation of the integer.  @string{Don't use this feature---it
+exists for historical compatibility only, and we plan to change it by
+and by.}  If you wish to convert an integer to a decimal number in this
+way, use @code{format} (@pxref{Formatting Strings}) or
+@code{number-to-string} (@pxref{String Conversion}).
 
 @example
 @group