bug#49316: Add apply-partially's right version

[daanturo]

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I have replaced the examples:


          (defalias '**2 (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
            "Return argument ** 2.")
          (defalias '2** (apply-partially #'expt 2)
            "Return 2 ** argument.")
          (**2 3)
               => 9
          (2** 3)
               => 8


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From ab6977b40a4d2be418716c16bb0d38c35e62b62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:43:27 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Better apply-rpartially documentation

* doc/lispref/functions.texi (Calling Functions): provide comparison
with apply-partially
---
doc/lispref/functions.texi | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index 80d0c96687..9e08affd1e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -847,17 +847,21 @@ built-in function:

@defun apply-rpartially func &rest args
This function does mostly the same as @code{apply-partially}, but
-@var{args} are aligned to the right of @var{func}'s parameters
-instead.
+@var{args} are the last arguments to be passed to @var{func}'s
+parameters instead.

@example
@group
-(defalias 'square (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
- "Return argument squared.")
+(defalias '**2 (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
+ "Return argument ** 2.")
+(defalias '2** (apply-partially #'expt 2)
+ "Return 2 ** argument.")
@end group
@group
-(square 3)
+(**2 3)
@result{} 9
+(2** 3)
+ @result{} 8
@end group
@end example
@end defun
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2.32.0


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On 7/2/21 1:45 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:06:35 +0700
> > Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
> >
> > (Please ignore my immediately precededing email, I'm sorry for not being
> > used to sending patches by mailing list.)
> I see no problems in the preceding email, so I think you have nothing
> to apologize for.
>
> > +@defun apply-rpartially func &rest args
> > +This function does mostly the same as @code{apply-partially}, but
> > +@var{args} are aligned to the right of @var{func}'s parameters
> > +instead.
> I don't think this explains the purpose of the function clearly
> enough.  The documentation of apply-partially doesn't mention any
> "alignment", so it's hard to understand what you want to say here.
> Can you think of a better description?
>
> > +@example
> > +@group
> > +(defalias 'square (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
> > + "Return argument squared.")
> > +@end group
> > +@group
> > +(square 3)
> > + @result{} 9
> > +@end group
> > +@end example
> IMO, the example could be more revealing if you could contrast
> apply-rpartially with apply-partially.
>
> > ++++
> > +** New function 'apply-rpartially'.
> > +Funcionally equivalent to 'apply-partially' but arguments are aligned
> > +to the right instead.
> After we find a good wording for the manual, we should think how to
> reword the NEWS entry accordingly.
>
> Thanks.

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Daanturo.

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