Re: Help sought understanding shorthands wrt modules/packages

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> CC: "rms@gnu.org" <rms@gnu.org>,
>         "gerd.moellmann@gmail.com"
>       <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>,
>         "emacs-devel@gnu.org" <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 18:55:54 +0000
> 
> > As I wrote at the
> > beginning of this thread, I'm not convinced we need this kind of
> > functionality in Emacs Lisp (and I explained why I thought so).
> 
> What kind of functionality is "this kind"?  Would
> you mind repeating that, if you explained it, and
> summarizing your "why" - or else point to where
> you've already done that?

Sorry, I cannot afford repeating that.  Please read the beginning of the
thread.

> If you decided (e.g., at the outset) that this
> kind of functionality isn't needed, I guess I
> missed that announcement.  But what kind?

Packages.

> Did someone say that "CL has it" is a convincing
> argument for why Elisp should have it - whatever
> you might think "it" is?

That's the only argument I've heard.