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bug#18837: 25.0.50; `sort` -- modify function to preserve original list.
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Stefan Kangas |
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bug#18837: 25.0.50; `sort` -- modify function to preserve original list. |
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:30:36 +0200 |
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> The doc-string for the function `sort` states that `SEQ is modified by
>> side effects`; however, it does not state in what way the original
>> list gets modified or why such a feature might somehow be useful.
>
> The "usefulness" is to avoid allocating another list in the case where
> the unsorted list won't be used later on anyway.
It doesn't seem like there is anything more to do here, so I'm closing
this bug.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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