;; Signal a compile-error if the first arg is missing.
(defun error (&rest args)
- "Signal an error, making error message by passing all args to `format'.
+ "Signal an error, making a message by passing args to `format-message'.
In Emacs, the convention is that error messages start with a capital
letter but *do not* end with a period. Please follow this convention
-for the sake of consistency."
+for the sake of consistency.
+
+Note: (error \"%s\" VALUE) makes the message VALUE without
+interpreting format characters like `%', `\\=`', and `\\=''."
(declare (advertised-calling-convention (string &rest args) "23.1"))
(signal 'error (list (apply #'format-message args))))
(defun user-error (format &rest args)
- "Signal a pilot error, making error message by passing all args to `format'.
+ "Signal a pilot error, making a message by passing args to `format-message'.
In Emacs, the convention is that error messages start with a capital
letter but *do not* end with a period. Please follow this convention
for the sake of consistency.
This is just like `error' except that `user-error's are expected to be the
result of an incorrect manipulation on the part of the user, rather than the
-result of an actual problem."
+result of an actual problem.
+
+Note: (user-error \"%s\" VALUE) makes the message VALUE without
+interpreting format characters like `%', `\\=`', and `\\=''."
(signal 'user-error (list (apply #'format-message format args))))
(defun define-error (name message &optional parent)