Error in the GNU semanticdb documentation

Jeff Spaulding <[email protected]> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:02:23 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.emacs.semantic
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In the semantic manual on the GNU website (
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/semantic/Create-System-Databases.html#Create-System-Databases),
it claims that the database file created by
semanticdb-create-ebrowse-database will be saved in the directory specified
by semanticdb-default-system-save-directory.

However, in Emacs 25.3, it saves the database in the directory specified by
semanticdb-default-save-directory.  The docstring in the Emacs code states
this, so it's only the online documentation that is incorrect.  I've looked
at the source for 24.5 and it also uses semanticdb-default-save-directory.
The same for the master branch in the emacs git tree, as well as the
emacs-23 branch.

It tripped me up a bit because I was planning on having the system
databases generated in a separate directory from the regular databases (I
use different Linux and BSD systems with the same Emacs config and often
the same projects).  Not a big deal, but correcting the docs might save the
next guy a few minutes of confusion.

Figured I'd let you know.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">In the semantic manual on the GNU website (<a href=3D"http=
s://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/semantic/Create-System-Data=
bases.html#Create-System-Databases">https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manu=
al/html_node/semantic/Create-System-Databases.html#Create-System-Databases<=
/a>), it claims that the database file created by semanticdb-create-ebrowse=
-database will be saved in the directory specified by semanticdb-default-sy=
stem-save-directory.<div><br></div><div>However, in Emacs 25.3, it saves th=
e database in the directory specified by semanticdb-default-save-directory.=
=C2=A0 The docstring in the Emacs code states this, so it&#39;s only the on=
line documentation that is incorrect.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve looked at the source f=
or 24.5 and it also uses semanticdb-default-save-directory.=C2=A0 The same =
for the master branch in the emacs git tree, as well as the emacs-23 branch=
.</div><div><br></div><div>It tripped me up a bit because I was planning on=
 having the system databases generated in a separate directory from the reg=
ular databases (I use different Linux and BSD systems with the same Emacs c=
onfig and often the same projects).=C2=A0 Not a big deal, but correcting th=
e docs might save the next guy a few minutes of confusion.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Figured I&#39;d let you know.</div></div>

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