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bug#55156: [PATCH] eval.c: New functions `defvar-f` and `defconst-f`
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Richard Stallman |
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bug#55156: [PATCH] eval.c: New functions `defvar-f` and `defconst-f` |
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:10:42 -0400 |
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> This sounds scary, but the reality is less so: while the behavior of
> the special form obeyed its doc in this respect, the behavior of the
> convoluted code generated by the byte-compiler did not(!) and always
> evaluated the <exp> part anyway. So this patch also aligns the two
> semantics to provide the same behavior.
I have a feeling that that discrepancy will cause real trouble some
day. However, fixing it can cause trouble too. I think this calls
for real thought.
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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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- bug#55156: [PATCH] eval.c: New functions `defvar-f` and `defconst-f`, (continued)
bug#55156: [PATCH] eval.c: New functions `defvar-f` and `defconst-f`, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/04/28
bug#55156: [PATCH] eval.c: New functions `defvar-f` and `defconst-f`,
Richard Stallman <=