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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:12:46 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:47:07 -0400") X-Hashcash: 1:20:230918:joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in::pQ6V1cHKm4OO7DNz:Oy X-Hashcash: 1:20:230918:65797@debbugs.gnu.org::MegvanrxA3DEooZp:20q X-Hashcash: 1:20:230918:monnier@iro.umontreal.ca::tCmlgJDp84mGchue:102e Autocrypt: addr=philipk@posteo.net; keydata= mDMEZBBQQhYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAHJuofBrfqFh12uQu0Yi7mrl525F28eTmwUDflFNmdui0QlBo aWxpcCBLYWx1ZGVyY2ljIChnZW5lcmF0ZWQgYnkgYXV0b2NyeXB0LmVsKSA8cGhpbGlwa0Bwb3N0 ZW8ubmV0PoiWBBMWCAA+FiEEDg7HY17ghYlni8XN8xYDWXahwukFAmQQUEICGwMFCQHhM4AFCwkI BwIGFQoJCAsCBBYCAwECHgECF4AACgkQ8xYDWXahwulikAEA77hloUiSrXgFkUVJhlKBpLCHUjA0 mWZ9j9w5d08+jVwBAK6c4iGP7j+/PhbkxaEKa4V3MzIl7zJkcNNjHCXmvFcEuDgEZBBQQhIKKwYB BAGXVQEFAQEHQI5NLiLRjZy3OfSt1dhCmFyn+fN/QKELUYQetiaoe+MMAwEIB4h+BBgWCAAmFiEE Dg7HY17ghYlni8XN8xYDWXahwukFAmQQUEICGwwFCQHhM4AACgkQ8xYDWXahwukm+wEA8cml4JpK NeAu65rg+auKrPOP6TP/4YWRCTIvuYDm0joBALw98AMz7/qMHvSCeU/hw9PL6u6R2EScxtpKnWof z4oM X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:270758 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >>>> FWIW The intention here was to be able and specify simpler conditions >>>> that don't have to handle the alist. >>> You mean for `display-buffer-alist`? >>> Do you have examples that rely on this? >> From the core? No, I cannot think of an example, but any user >> configuration may make use of this feature. > > From the core would have been good, but from elsewhere (including > random .emacs config you may find on the web) would be helpful to gauge > how important that could be. I don't know of any examples. >> I am not sure if I just missed it, but is there no technical solution >> around the advice issue? Couldn't `func-arity' check if the actual >> function and the advice function have the same arity, and return the >> right value in that case? My impression is that in 99% of the cases, >> advice isn't used to increase or decrease the arity of a function. > > There are various 99% solutions, yes. > There is no 100% solution, OTOH :-( > So the documented behavior is inherently unreliable. So what are the options then? Does one have to pick a 99% solution? -- Philip Kaludercic