* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Imenu): Make it clear that sub-alist is the cdr.

* lisp/imenu.el (imenu--subalist-p): Don't error on non-conses and
allow non-lambda lists as functions.
(imenu--in-alist): Don't recurse into non-subalists.
(imenu): Don't pass function itself as an argument.

Fixes: debbugs:14029

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index ba7fe63a1b5..59e61bbdc74 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-11-29  Andreas Politz  <politza@fh-trier.de>
+
+        * modes.texi (Imenu): Make it clear that sub-alist is the cdr
+        (Bug#14029).
+
 2013-11-27  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * loading.texi (Library Search):
diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
index 180fef7241d..dc643bda9c8 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ Selecting a special element performs:
 A nested sub-alist element looks like this:
 
 @example
-(@var{menu-title} @var{sub-alist})
+(@var{menu-title} . @var{sub-alist})
 @end example
 
 It creates the submenu @var{menu-title} specified by @var{sub-alist}.