Re: `aset` on strings, changing the size in bytes

[Richard Stallman]

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  > (let ((new-s (aset s idx newchar)))
  >   (when (stringp new-s)
  >     (setq s new-s)))

This does not work.  aset does not return the string.
It returns the character that was stored.

Changing the code to use my proposed srep is simpler
than changing it to do this.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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