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bug#28747: 26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
bug#28747: 26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:56:03 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
>> Here's a little example of what an Edebug spec would look like with
>> &repeat in place of &rest:
>>
>> (defmacro msgmac (&rest args)
>> (declare (debug ("start" [&repeat "middle"] "end")))
>> `(message "%s" ',args))
>>
>> (defun use-msgmac ()
>> (msgmac start end)
>> (msgmac start middle end)
>> (msgmac start middle middle end))
>>
>> Does anyone have thoughts on the idea of adding &repeat as a synonym
>> for &rest in Edebug specs, with the goal of moving &rest towards
>> obsolescence eventually?
>
> I agree that this would be a lot clearer and probably less error-prone
> than &rest.
>
> Does anybody have an opinion here?
Stefan added to the CCs; perhaps he has an opinion.
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- bug#28747: 26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs,
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