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authorLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-08-23 20:42:45 +0200
committerLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-08-23 20:42:51 +0200
commitc5210fd00af7c3e261a52864e799e16ed6a1b165 (patch)
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Mention new usage of `invalid-read-syntax' in the manual
* doc/lispref/errors.texi (Standard Errors): Document "trailing garbage" use of `invalid-read-syntax' (bug#24649).
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@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
The message is @samp{Invalid function}. @xref{Function Indirection}.
@item invalid-read-syntax
-The message is @samp{Invalid read syntax}. @xref{Printed
-Representation}.
+The message is usually @samp{Invalid read syntax}. @xref{Printed
+Representation}. This error can also be raised by commands like
+@code{eval-expression} when there's text following an expression. In
+that case, the message is @samp{Trailing garbage following expression}.
@item invalid-regexp
The message is @samp{Invalid regexp}. @xref{Regular Expressions}.