Backport:
* doc/lispref/functions.texi (Generic Functions): Fix description of
'struct' specializer; it must be the named struct or a child, not a
parent.
(cherry picked from commit b6add8c7cf)
This incorporates:
2018-01-01 maint: Run 'make update-copyright'
2017-12-29 Add cross-compilation results for GNU/Hurd.
2017-12-12 explicit_bzero: port to macOS + Clang 9.0.0
* doc/emacs/killing.texi (Appending Kills): Make sure the text
with 2 spaces is not broken between 2 lines.
* doc/emacs/mark.texi (Using Region): Remove the sentence about
delsel mode that describes behavior which exists even without
delsel mode turned on. Suggested by Petteri Hintsanen
<petterih@iki.fi> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* lisp/delsel.el (delete-selection-mode): Doc fix.
* doc/emacs/text.texi (Text): Rearrange text for clarity. Add
cross-reference to the Org manual. Make the cross-reference to
Outline Mode appear in online manuals as well (the conditional was
a forgotten remnant from time immemoriam).
(Paragraphs): Add a note that 'paragraph-start' and
'paragraph-separate' should not be anchored.
(Auto Fill): Remove redundant text. Suggested by Petteri
Hintsanen <petterih@iki.fi> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/lispref/windows.texi (Basic Windows, Selecting Windows):
Clarify what selecting a window means for keyboard input, and that
input focus may need to be considered when selecting windows on
other frames. See
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00372.html
for more details.
* doc/lispref/Makefile.in (srcs): Add the forgotten records.texi.
* doc/lispref/records.texi (Records): Recommend that record type
names use package-naming conventions.
* etc/NEWS: Add the naming convention recommendation for record
types.
* doc/emacs/frames.texi (Drag and Drop): Index
'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-cut-when-buffers-differ',
'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-show-tooltip', and
'mouse-drag-and-drop-region-show-cursor'.
* etc/NEWS: Fix the format of the related entries.
* doc/lispref/display.texi (Invisible Text): Document the return
value of 'invisible-p'.
* src/xdisp.c (Finvisible_p): Rename the argument POS. Doc fix.
(Bug#29721)
* lisp/comint.el (comint-terminfo-terminal): New defcustom.
(comint-term-environment): New function for setting terminal options
(comint-exec-1): Use comint-term-environment. (Bug#29583)
* lisp/progmodes/compile.el (compilation-start): Use comint-term-environment.
* etc/NEWS:
* doc/emacs/misc.texi (Shell Options): Document the new option.
* lisp/net/gnutls.el (gnutls-boot-parameters): Add %DUMBFW to
the default priority strings (Bug#25061).
* etc/NEWS: Mention it.
* doc/misc/emacs-gnutls.texi (Help For Users): Point to the
GnuTLS priority string documentation URL.
* doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi (Saving Abbrevs): Document the 'silently'
value of 'save-abbrevs'. Suggested by Alex Branham
<alex.branham@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Dired): Mention that the Dired buffer can
be made modifiable in Wdired. Suggested by Alex Branham
<alex.branham@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/buffers.texi (List Buffers): Add a cross-reference to
"Several Buffers", to establish a relation between the two
sections.
(Buffer Menus): Expand on customizability of alternative buffer
menu offered by bs.el. Mention IBuffer.
Suggested by Alex Branham <alex.branham@gmail.com> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
See https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00649.html
for more details.
* lisp/files.el (dir-locals-file-2): Remove unused constant.
* lisp/files.el (dir-locals-file): Mention ".dir-locals-2.el" in
the doc string.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Directory Local Variables): Mention
".dir-locals-2.el".
* etc/NEWS: Replace `dir-locals-file-2' mention with
`dir-locals-file'.
* src/font.c (syms_of_font) <font-weight-table, font-slant-table>
<font-width-table>:
* src/data.c (syms_of_data) <most-positive-fixnum>
<most-negative-fixnum>:
* src/buffer.c (syms_of_buffer) <enable-multibyte-characters>:
Mention in the doc strings that these variables are read-only.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Creating Buffer-Local): Document
that making a constant variable buffer-local signals an error.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi (Constant Variables):
* doc/lispref/errors.texi (Standard Errors): More accurate and
up-to-date documentation of which symbols cannot be assigned
values.
