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Avoid calling various macros "special operators" in the manuals. 2011-08-09 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * cl.texi (Argument Lists): * cl.texi (Time of Evaluation): * cl.texi (Type Predicates): * cl.texi (Assignment): * cl.texi (Basic Setf): * cl.texi (Modify Macros): * cl.texi (Customizing Setf): * cl.texi (Dynamic Bindings): * cl.texi (Lexical Bindings): * cl.texi (Function Bindings): * cl.texi (Macro Bindings): * cl.texi (Conditionals): * cl.texi (Blocks and Exits): * cl.texi (Iteration): * cl.texi (Loop Basics): * cl.texi (Macros): * cl.texi (Declarations): * cl.texi (Property Lists): * cl.texi (Structures): * cl.texi (Assertions): * cl.texi (Efficiency Concerns): * lispref/compile.texi (Eval During Compile): * lispref/compile.texi (Compiled-Function Objects): * lispref/eval.texi (Multiple values): * lispref/frames.texi (Input Focus): * lispref/internationalization.texi (Level 3 Primitives): * lispref/positions.texi (Excursions): * lispref/positions.texi (Narrowing): * lispref/searching.texi (Saving Match Data): * lispref/specifiers.texi (Adding Specifications): * lispref/windows.texi: Correct the manuals to avoid using the term "special operator" when #'special-operator-p would give nil.
author Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
date Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:17:44 +0100
parents 62b9ef1ed4ac
children 9fae6227ede5
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--- a/man/lispref/eval.texi	Mon Aug 08 23:10:47 2011 +0900
+++ b/man/lispref/eval.texi	Tue Aug 09 17:17:44 2011 +0100
@@ -743,21 +743,21 @@
 values.
 @end defun
 
-@deffn {Special Operator} multiple-value-bind (var@dots{}) values-form forms@dots{}
-This special operator evaluates @var{values-form}, which may return
+@defmac multiple-value-bind (var@dots{}) values-form forms@dots{}
+This macro evaluates @var{values-form}, which may return
 multiple values.  It then binds the @var{var}s to these respective values,
 as if by @code{let}, and then executes the body @var{forms}.
 If there are more @var{var}s than values, the extra @var{var}s
 are bound to @code{nil}.  If there are fewer @var{var}s than
 values, the excess values are ignored.
-@end deffn
+@end defmac
 
-@deffn {Special Operator} multiple-value-setq (var@dots{}) form
-This special operator evaluates @var{form}, which may return multiple
+@defmac multiple-value-setq (var@dots{}) form
+This macro evaluates @var{form}, which may return multiple
 values. It then sets the @var{var}s to these respective values, as if by
 @code{setq}.  Extra @var{var}s or values are treated the same as
 in @code{multiple-value-bind}.
-@end deffn
+@end defmac
 
 @deffn {Special Operator} multiple-value-call function forms@dots{}
 This special operator evaluates function, discarding any multiple
@@ -767,10 +767,10 @@
 infrastructure, treating multiple values as intercalated lists.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Special Operator} multiple-value-list form
-This special operator evaluates @var{form} and returns a list of the
+@defmac multiple-value-list form
+This macro evaluates @var{form} and returns a list of the
 multiple values given by it.
-@end deffn
+@end defmac
 
 @deffn {Special Operator} multiple-value-prog1 first body@dots{}
 This special operator evaluates the form @var{first}, then the
@@ -779,12 +779,12 @@
 @code{prog1} always discards multiple values.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Special Operator} nth-value n form
-This special operator evaluates @var{form} and returns the @var{n}th
+@defmac nth-value n form
+This macro evaluates @var{form} and returns the @var{n}th
 value it gave.  @var{n} must be an integer of value zero or more.
 If @var{form} gave insufficient multiple values, @code{nth-value}
 returns @code{nil}.
-@end deffn
+@end defmac
 
 @defvar multiple-values-limit
 This constant describes the exclusive upper bound on the number of