From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#748: Elisp: lexical-let and cyclic structures Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:51:43 -0400 Message-ID: References: <1219240636.0@debian> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310233954 31602 80.91.229.12 (9 Jul 2011 17:52:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:52:34 +0000 (UTC) To: 748-done@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 09 19:52:30 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfbha-0006RG-A0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:52:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46470 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfbhZ-00009L-7n for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:34652) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfbhE-00008i-SF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfbhD-0006oK-12 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:38564) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfbhC-0006nx-OH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QfbhC-0006G0-4g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:02 -0400 Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:52:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 748 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Mail-Followup-To: 748@debbugs.gnu.org, rgm@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by 748-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D748.131023391224028 (code D ref 748); Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:52:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 748-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jul 2011 17:51:52 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfbh0-0006FV-W4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:51:51 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfbgz-0006FK-Jg for 748-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:51:49 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38225) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfbgt-0003TF-Vs; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:51:44 -0400 X-Spook: Treasury president Perl-RSA CDMA propaganda warfare top X-Ran: :3|vkN=Y$a1upQ,/I59U&+dETSg&%$9VS)wpbA`1l{/.ZDCUfc=\QGdH<(G]Gs{a(AzD{^ X-Hue: red X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:12:22 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:48344 Archived-At: I don't see a need to keep open this particular report, which was marked "wontfix" some time ago. Stefan Monnier wrote: > Most programming languages do not accept infinite programs. Elisp is > no exception. The fact that you can build cyclic abstract syntax trees > and that they sometimes get evaluated correctly is just an accident. > > I.e. if it hurts, don't do it.