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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
commit5b24e66d951bee1dc640fde1b099f9c259683a83 (patch)
treef3c7289ba5046f55f9fb5647fc4e862f64d7d770 /lispref
parent4b4fe88f0128146c684b267117b7e28a62e37da7 (diff)
downloademacs-5b24e66d951bee1dc640fde1b099f9c259683a83.tar.gz
Say not to use concat for integers.
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diff --git a/lispref/strings.texi b/lispref/strings.texi
index cbe4034ce48..1ca59d81f69 100644
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+++ b/lispref/strings.texi
@@ -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