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changeset 55860:c1864c2911cf
(Named Features): Clarify return value and meaning of NOERROR.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sun, 30 May 2004 14:20:58 +0000 |
| parents | 1b12270c8c78 |
| children | 166eb601d9cf |
| files | lispref/loading.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/loading.texi Sun May 30 13:35:41 2004 +0000 +++ b/lispref/loading.texi Sun May 30 14:20:58 2004 +0000 @@ -687,9 +687,14 @@ with an added suffix; a file whose name is just @var{feature} won't be used. -If loading the file fails to provide @var{feature}, @code{require} -signals an error, @samp{Required feature @var{feature} was not -provided}, unless @var{noerror} is non-@code{nil}. +If @var{noerror} is non-@code{nil}, that suppresses errors from actual +loading of the file. In that case, @code{require} returns @code{nil} +if loading the file fails. Normally, @code{require} returns +@var{feature}. + +If loading the file succeeds but does not provide @var{feature}, +@code{require} signals an error, @samp{Required feature @var{feature} +was not provided}. @end defun @defun featurep feature &optional subfeature