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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/functions.texi | 15 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi index 551e743a653..948c6bb96f8 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi @@ -2688,13 +2688,14 @@ byte compiler can check that the calls match the declaration. Tell the byte compiler to assume that @var{function} is defined in the file @var{file}. The optional third argument @var{arglist} is either @code{t}, meaning the argument list is unspecified, or a list of -formal parameters in the same style as @code{defun}. An omitted -@var{arglist} defaults to @code{t}, not @code{nil}; this is atypical -behavior for omitted arguments, and it means that to supply a fourth -but not third argument one must specify @code{t} for the third-argument -placeholder instead of the usual @code{nil}. The optional fourth -argument @var{fileonly} non-@code{nil} means check only that -@var{file} exists, not that it actually defines @var{function}. +formal parameters in the same style as @code{defun} (including the +parentheses). An omitted @var{arglist} defaults to @code{t}, not +@code{nil}; this is atypical behavior for omitted arguments, and it +means that to supply a fourth but not third argument one must specify +@code{t} for the third-argument placeholder instead of the usual +@code{nil}. The optional fourth argument @var{fileonly} +non-@code{nil} means check only that @var{file} exists, not that it +actually defines @var{function}. @end defmac @findex check-declare-file |