From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:09:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Equality Predicates): Clarify meaning of equal.
X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-22.0.90~8646
X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/commitdiff_plain/a044cd1f02585027c9028341553d207588bc87e4

(Equality Predicates): Clarify meaning of equal.
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diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi
index 93d7c51b08..4a693f186d 100644
--- a/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -1820,8 +1820,7 @@ describing the data type.
 
 @defun eq object1 object2
 This function returns @code{t} if @var{object1} and @var{object2} are
-the same object, @code{nil} otherwise.  The ``same object'' means that a
-change in one will be reflected by the same change in the other.
+the same object, @code{nil} otherwise.
 
 @code{eq} returns @code{t} if @var{object1} and @var{object2} are
 integers with the same value.  Also, since symbol names are normally
@@ -1829,7 +1828,8 @@ unique, if the arguments are symbols with the same name, they are
 @code{eq}.  For other types (e.g., lists, vectors, strings), two
 arguments with the same contents or elements are not necessarily
 @code{eq} to each other: they are @code{eq} only if they are the same
-object.
+object, meaning that a change in the contents of one will be reflected
+by the same change in the contents of the other.
 
 @example
 @group