From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#13082: 24.3.50; Enhancement request: let `compare-strings', like `string-lessp', accept symbols Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:35:56 +0200 Message-ID: <87shy563gj.fsf@gnus.org> References: <46B8876E12954F7B8B6F56E227019DCA@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461865044 24826 80.91.229.3 (28 Apr 2016 17:37:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:37:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 13082@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 28 19:37:13 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1avpsH-0001Jv-1S for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:37:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50383 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avpsG-00021F-Br for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:37:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49311) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avpsA-0001sL-EV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:37:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avps6-00015W-76 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:37:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:41173) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avps6-00015R-4P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:37:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avps5-0000Bk-Ur for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:37:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:37:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 13082 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 13082-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B13082.1461864976664 (code B ref 13082); Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:37:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 13082) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Apr 2016 17:36:16 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53510 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avprM-0000Ae-KG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:36:16 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:33177) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avprK-0000AV-Vp for 13082@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:36:15 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avpr2-0005jl-DC; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:36:14 +0200 In-Reply-To: <46B8876E12954F7B8B6F56E227019DCA@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 4 Dec 2012 10:46:43 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117107 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: > Not important, but why not let `compare-strings', like `string-lessp', > accept a symbol for either of its string parameters? I think that makes sense. There's no ambiguity here, and I like being able to use symbols more without converting. (Kinda Common Lisp-ish, but don't tell anyone! Shh!) -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no