some issues with file:contains-lines

[Sean Whitton]

Hello Andreas,

On Tue 07 Dec 2021 at 09:32PM GMT, Andreas Reuleaux wrote:

> i am discovering issues with file:contains-lines
>
> (1) when I follow the example as given in the introduction section of
> the docs https://spwhitton.name/doc/consfigurator/introduction.html#
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>   ...
>  (file:contains-lines "/etc/some.conf" '("FOO=bar")) ; preserve rest of file contents
>  ...
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I get to see
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>   (FOO=bar)
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> in file /etc/some.conf - not really what I expected (the literal braces i.e.): I thought I would
> get to see just
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>   FOO=bar
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> in /etc/some.conf

This is because FILE:CONTAINS-LINES uses &REST for the LINES parameter.

I've fixed the example now -- thank you.

-- 
Sean Whitton