Re: [External] : Re: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: Denote-Refs

[Philip Kaludercic]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>> >> Another point is that in the case of deftheme, the () might look like a
>> >> empty parameter list, sort of like how (defun foo () ...) might look
>> >> like.  By explicitly quoting the list, we "clarify" that this is not the
>> >> same kind of thing.
>> >
>> > Can't speak to this; dunno what () you mean.
>> 
>> This one: (defun foo (bar) baz)
>>                      ^
>> or in the case of a nullary function:
>>      (defun foo () baz)
>>                 ^
>
> I guess we're miscommunicating?
>
> I understood that.  I meant that I don't know
> what () you meant for `deftheme'.  That's all.

If I said deftheme in a previous message, I blame that on a careless
M-/.  I never meant to say that.

> But again, `defun' and `deftheme' are macros.
> By default macros don't evaluate their args.
> What they do with their args is up to them.
> (And `defun' doesn't evaluate the (bar) or ().)

Right, but defgroup passes the list further to be evaluated.

>> > But `deftheme' is a macro.  Any understanding
>> > of any of its parts has to come from the doc
>> > string (or code).  A part (including ()) of a
>> > macro call could mean anything, depending on
>> > the macro definition.
>> 
>> I'll be honest, I have never used the MEMBERS parameter of `defgroup' (I
>> assume you meant that), 
>
> No idea what you're talking about, sorry.
> I was talking about `deftheme' being a macro.
> I didn't mention `defgroup' or MEMBERS.

I was under the impression that the entire discussion was about the
MEMBERS argument of the defgroup macro?