changeset 105618:c9d8852e2d94

* os.texi (Time of Day): Clarify that the microsecond part is ignored (Bug#4637).
author Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
date Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:44:36 +0000
parents d773b57b1434
children 00238321fb14
files doc/lispref/ChangeLog doc/lispref/os.texi
diffstat 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog	Thu Oct 15 13:17:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog	Thu Oct 15 20:44:36 2009 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-10-15  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+	* os.texi (Time of Day): Clarify that the microsecond part is
+	ignored (Bug#4637).
+
 2009-10-11  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* frames.texi (Size and Position): Clarify what is included in the frame
--- a/doc/lispref/os.texi	Thu Oct 15 13:17:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi	Thu Oct 15 20:44:36 2009 +0000
@@ -1104,13 +1104,13 @@
 characters from the beginning of the string rather than from the end, as
 additional information may some day be added at the end.
 
-@c Emacs 19 feature
 The argument @var{time-value}, if given, specifies a time to format
-instead of the current time.  The argument should be a list whose first
-two elements are integers.  Thus, you can use times obtained from
-@code{current-time} (see below) and from @code{file-attributes}
-(@pxref{Definition of file-attributes}).  @var{time-value} can also be
-a cons of two integers, but this is considered obsolete.
+instead of the current time.  This argument should have the same form
+as the times obtained from @code{current-time} (see below) and from
+@code{file-attributes} (@pxref{Definition of file-attributes}).  It
+should be a list whose first two elements are integers; a third
+(microsecond) element, if present, is ignored.  @var{time-value} can
+also be a cons of two integers, but this usage is obsolete.
 
 @example
 @group
@@ -1120,7 +1120,6 @@
 @end example
 @end defun
 
-@c Emacs 19 feature
 @defun current-time
 This function returns the system's time value as a list of three
 integers: @code{(@var{high} @var{low} @var{microsec})}.  The integers
@@ -1142,7 +1141,6 @@
 @xref{Definition of file-attributes}.
 @end defun
 
-@c Emacs 19 feature
 @defun current-time-zone &optional time-value
 This function returns a list describing the time zone that the user is
 in.
@@ -1179,7 +1177,7 @@
 specifies a time to convert instead of the current time.  The argument
 should have the same form as for @code{current-time-string} (see
 above).  Thus, it accepts the output of @code{current-time} and
-@code{file-attributes}.
+@code{file-attributes} (@pxref{Definition of file-attributes}).
 
 @emph{Warning}: Since the result is floating point, it may not be
 exact.  Do not use this function if precise time stamps are required.