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Re: lexical mumblings
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: lexical mumblings |
Date: |
Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:33:56 -0600 (MDT) |
I think the problem is that there are actually _two_ issues, which have
become conflated:
[1] Adding support to the byte-code interpreter, so that it's possible
to do efficient lexical binding. This support only _adds_
functionality, and _changes no existing behavior_ -- elisp
programs will continue to run exactly the same as they ever have,
because nothing has changed. Elisp programs are is still
dynamically bound.
You are right, I thought you were talking about 1 and 2 together.
I see no reason to object to #1. But what good would it do if Lisp
programs don't use it? When would they use it?
> It will be a struggle for me to find the time to maintain Emacs. So I
> will have to reject changes that might eat up more of my time.
You are not maintaining emacs alone; there are others helping you
(including me).
Nobody else wanted to take overall responsibility,
which means it falls on me.
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- Re: lexical mumblings, Andrew Innes, 2001/10/19
- Re: lexical mumblings, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/19
- Re: lexical mumblings, Kai Großjohann, 2001/10/19
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/19
- Re: lexical mumblings, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/21
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/24
- Re: lexical mumblings,
Richard Stallman <=
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/25
- Re: lexical mumblings, Stefan Monnier, 2001/10/26
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/26
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/27
- Re: lexical mumblings, Andrew Innes, 2001/10/29
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/29
- Re: lexical mumblings, Gerd Moellmann, 2001/10/30
- Re: lexical mumblings, Stefan Monnier, 2001/10/30
- Re: lexical mumblings, Miles Bader, 2001/10/30
- Re: lexical mumblings, Andrew Innes, 2001/10/30