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Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages |
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Fri, 04 Nov 2022 23:13:46 -0400 |
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> > Hi Gerd, I'm there one who implemented shorthands in Emacs, and i sure
> > don't think they are a substitute for CL packages.
To ask whether something is a "substitute" for XYZ
presumes that XYZ is a good thing and does something useful.
If CL packages still have the misfeature of searching a list of
packages for one that has a symbol 'foobar' in it, and deciding
what `foobar' in your code means based on that,
then they are inexcusable bad design and we must not implement them.
If they no longer have that misfeature, maybe they are ok.
If you want `foo', when it occurs in certain files,
to refer to the symbol `hack:foo', the best way to do this
is to use a shorthand. If CL doesn't have that search-list flaw,
maybe it should be implemented using shorthands as the underlying
mechanism.
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- Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, João Távora, 2022/11/02
- Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Gerd Möllmann, 2022/11/03
- A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better) (Was: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages), João Távora, 2022/11/03
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better) (Was: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages), Richard Stallman, 2022/11/03
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better), João Távora, 2022/11/04
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better), Richard Stallman, 2022/11/07
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better), João Távora, 2022/11/07
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better), Richard Stallman, 2022/11/08
- Re: A short defense of shorthands.el (but CL packages are still better), João Távora, 2022/11/08
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Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Richard Stallman, 2022/11/08
Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Yuri Khan, 2022/11/09
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Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Matt Armstrong, 2022/11/09
Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Juanma Barranquero, 2022/11/09
Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages, Gerd Möllmann, 2022/11/09