From: daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
To: 49316@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: contovob@tcd.ie
Subject: bug#49316: Add apply-partially's right version
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:49:19 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <27c5c6c9-32d7-0b9a-b883-4f28167ec25c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <834kddlvpg.fsf@gnu.org>
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I have replaced the examples:
(defalias '**2 (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
"Return argument ** 2.")
(defalias '2** (apply-partially #'expt 2)
"Return 2 ** argument.")
(**2 3)
=> 9
(2** 3)
=> 8
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From ab6977b40a4d2be418716c16bb0d38c35e62b62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:43:27 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Better apply-rpartially documentation
* doc/lispref/functions.texi (Calling Functions): provide comparison
with apply-partially
---
doc/lispref/functions.texi | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index 80d0c96687..9e08affd1e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -847,17 +847,21 @@ built-in function:
@defun apply-rpartially func &rest args
This function does mostly the same as @code{apply-partially}, but
-@var{args} are aligned to the right of @var{func}'s parameters
-instead.
+@var{args} are the last arguments to be passed to @var{func}'s
+parameters instead.
@example
@group
-(defalias 'square (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
- "Return argument squared.")
+(defalias '**2 (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
+ "Return argument ** 2.")
+(defalias '2** (apply-partially #'expt 2)
+ "Return 2 ** argument.")
@end group
@group
-(square 3)
+(**2 3)
@result{} 9
+(2** 3)
+ @result{} 8
@end group
@end example
@end defun
--
2.32.0
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On 7/2/21 1:45 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:06:35 +0700
>> Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
>>
>> (Please ignore my immediately precededing email, I'm sorry for not being
>> used to sending patches by mailing list.)
> I see no problems in the preceding email, so I think you have nothing
> to apologize for.
>
>> +@defun apply-rpartially func &rest args
>> +This function does mostly the same as @code{apply-partially}, but
>> +@var{args} are aligned to the right of @var{func}'s parameters
>> +instead.
> I don't think this explains the purpose of the function clearly
> enough. The documentation of apply-partially doesn't mention any
> "alignment", so it's hard to understand what you want to say here.
> Can you think of a better description?
>
>> +@example
>> +@group
>> +(defalias 'square (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
>> + "Return argument squared.")
>> +@end group
>> +@group
>> +(square 3)
>> + @result{} 9
>> +@end group
>> +@end example
> IMO, the example could be more revealing if you could contrast
> apply-rpartially with apply-partially.
>
>> ++++
>> +** New function 'apply-rpartially'.
>> +Funcionally equivalent to 'apply-partially' but arguments are aligned
>> +to the right instead.
> After we find a good wording for the manual, we should think how to
> reword the NEWS entry accordingly.
>
> Thanks.
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Daanturo.
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From ab6977b40a4d2be418716c16bb0d38c35e62b62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daanturo <daanturo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:43:27 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Better apply-rpartially documentation
* doc/lispref/functions.texi (Calling Functions): provide comparison
with apply-partially
---
doc/lispref/functions.texi | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index 80d0c96687..9e08affd1e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -847,17 +847,21 @@ built-in function:
@defun apply-rpartially func &rest args
This function does mostly the same as @code{apply-partially}, but
-@var{args} are aligned to the right of @var{func}'s parameters
-instead.
+@var{args} are the last arguments to be passed to @var{func}'s
+parameters instead.
@example
@group
-(defalias 'square (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
- "Return argument squared.")
+(defalias '**2 (apply-rpartially #'expt 2)
+ "Return argument ** 2.")
+(defalias '2** (apply-partially #'expt 2)
+ "Return 2 ** argument.")
@end group
@group
-(square 3)
+(**2 3)
@result{} 9
+(2** 3)
+ @result{} 8
@end group
@end example
@end defun
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2.32.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-07-02 2:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-07-01 12:40 bug#49316: Add apply-partially's right version daanturo
2021-07-01 13:11 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-07-01 16:24 ` daanturo
2021-07-01 17:06 ` daanturo
2021-07-01 17:16 ` daanturo
2021-07-01 18:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-07-02 2:49 ` daanturo [this message]
2021-07-03 7:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-24 6:55 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-24 10:49 ` daanturo
2021-10-24 11:18 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-24 12:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-24 13:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-24 14:10 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-24 14:28 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-10-25 12:50 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-24 13:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-07-02 16:32 ` daanturo
2021-07-03 7:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-07-01 22:34 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-07-02 4:39 ` daanturo
2021-07-03 3:06 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-07-03 6:17 ` daanturo
2021-07-03 14:13 ` Phil Sainty
2021-07-05 4:29 ` daanturo
2021-07-05 12:02 ` Phil Sainty
2021-07-06 4:33 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-07-07 16:30 ` daanturo
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