Re: master 2e9111813b: Add two classic Common Lisp macro-writing macros

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > Are they needed only for compatibility with some Common Lisp programs?
  > >
  > > If these are useful new features, why define them with `cl-' in their 
names?
  > >
  > > If they aren't, why define them at all?

  > They're useful new features rather than for compat.

  > Stefan was concerned that "once-only" is not descriptive enough.  But
  > it's the usual CL name for this macro.  So I concluded that prefixing
  > both with cl- will be easiest to memorise.

The purpose of the `cl-' prefix is so that we don't need to describe
those Common Lisp functions in the manual.  That is for functions
whose reason for existence in Emacs Lisp is compatibility.

When a function exists for other reasons, we should describe it
in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual so that users can find it.
Giving it the`cl-' prefix is unnecessary and confusing.
Let's define it without a prefix.



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