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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-03-28 05:44:53 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1995-03-28 05:44:53 +0000
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downloademacs-a10f6c69acc8ff6f268352293a4cf3cd0f4e4563.tar.gz
Say not to use concat for integers.
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@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ not @code{eq} to any existing string.
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