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Improve documentation of 'pcase-defmacro rx'

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* lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el (rx): Clarify and improve the doc string.
For the details, see the discussion starting at
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2018-06/msg00399.html.
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@ -1181,24 +1181,28 @@ enclosed in `(and ...)'.
(pcase-defmacro rx (&rest regexps)
"Build a `pcase' pattern matching `rx' regexps.
The REGEXPS are interpreted as by `rx'. The pattern matches if
the regular expression so constructed matches EXPVAL, as if
by `string-match'.
"Build a `pcase' pattern matching `rx' REGEXPS in sexp form.
The REGEXPS are interpreted as in `rx'. The pattern matches any
string that is a match for the regular expression so constructed,
as if by `string-match'.
In addition to the usual `rx' constructs, REGEXPS can contain the
following constructs:
(let VAR FORM...) creates a new explicitly numbered submatch
that matches FORM and binds the match to
VAR.
(backref VAR) creates a backreference to the submatch
introduced by a previous (let VAR ...)
construct.
(let REF SEXP...) creates a new explicitly named reference to
a submatch that matches regular expressions
SEXP, and binds the match to REF.
(backref REF) creates a backreference to the submatch
introduced by a previous (let REF ...)
construct. REF can be the same symbol
in the first argument of the corresponding
(let REF ...) construct, or it can be a
submatch number. It matches the referenced
submatch.
The VARs are associated with explicitly numbered submatches
starting from 1. Multiple occurrences of the same VAR refer to
the same submatch.
The REFs are associated with explicitly named submatches starting
from 1. Multiple occurrences of the same REF refer to the same
submatch.
If a case matches, the match data is modified as usual so you can
use it in the case body, but you still have to pass the correct