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* bug#4290: 23.1; (elisp)Anonymous Functions - unclear about #'
@ 2009-09-12  2:02 Chong Yidong
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From: Chong Yidong @ 2009-09-12  2:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 4290, emacs-devel

> This Info node is unclear. It combines pre-Emacs 22 text that
> explicitly says that lambda forms are *not* byte-compiled unless you
> use `#'' or `function', with this statement that says that they are:

>   Nowadays it is possible to omit `function' entirely, like this:
>      (defun double-property (symbol prop)
>        (change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
>   This is because `lambda' itself implies `function'.

Thanks for spotting this.

Hmm---is `function' still useful for anything?





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* bug#4290: 23.1; (elisp)Anonymous Functions - unclear about #'
@ 2009-08-29 21:07 Drew Adams
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From: Drew Adams @ 2009-08-29 21:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: bug-gnu-emacs

This Info node is unclear. It combines pre-Emacs 22 text that
explicitly says that lambda forms are *not* byte-compiled unless you
use `#'' or `function', with this statement that says that they are:
 
  Nowadays it is possible to omit `function' entirely, like this:
     (defun double-property (symbol prop)
       (change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
  This is because `lambda' itself implies `function'.
 
What should be said is something like this:
 
"Starting with Emacs 22, a lambda form is byte-compiled when it is used
as a function, regardless of whether it is preceded by `function' or
`#''.  With Emacs versions prior to 22, you must explicitly use `#''
or `function' if you want the form to be byte-compiled."
 
This means rewording or replacing the paragraph that says that unless
you use `function' a lambda form won't be byte-compiled. The example
and its accompanying text need to be clarified.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'
 







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