(error): Doc fix.

aa308ce2 · Richard M. Stallman · 95420811 · aa308ce2
Commit aa308ce2 authored Jan 04, 1996 by Richard M. Stallman
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--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -704,7 +704,10 @@ This function accepts any number of arguments, but ignores them."
  nil)

 (defun error (&rest args)
-  "Signal an error, making error message by passing all args to `format'."
+  "Signal an error, making error message by passing all args to `format'.
+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."
  (while t
    (signal 'error (list (apply 'format args)))))