From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12314: 24.2.50; `add-to-history': use `setq' with `delete' Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:06:58 +0200 Message-ID: References: <7602D24B74DE42CF9901322634B85CA2@us.oracle.com> <87sjas4mc2.fsf@gnu.org> <83ipbomv6e.fsf@gnu.org> <2C45207ADF0E46BC98AF1B486695F632@us.oracle.com> <83fw6smti6.fsf@gnu.org> <9A8F619FD7584123A6319BD089E444E4@us.oracle.com> <83bohgmrdv.fsf@gnu.org> <838vckmq4c.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1347124063 12783 80.91.229.3 (8 Sep 2012 17:07:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:07:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12314@debbugs.gnu.org, cyd@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 08 19:07:45 2012 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 1TAOVU-0002Y1-Sh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:07:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55903 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVR-0004S3-KT for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:41 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54083) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVP-0004Rx-BO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:40 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVO-0005UT-90 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:39332) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVO-0005UP-5C for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:38 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVl-0007ux-Rp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:08:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:08:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12314 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12314-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12314.134712404830390 (code B ref 12314); Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:08:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12314) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Sep 2012 17:07:28 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48877 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOVE-0007u7-7t for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]:48129) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TAOV9-0007ty-VO for 12314@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:07:26 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend1.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.180]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3XDhl71B1yz4KK4M; Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:06:58 +0200 (CEST) X-Auth-Info: RzgC3Cyv2/AUTGwZ4KSJC4u3pHIjQfXICccuhEwdDXo= Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-93-104-158-104.dynamic.mnet-online.de [93.104.158.104]) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 3XDhl66gF3zbbcT; Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:06:58 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 501) id 71B37CA2A3; Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:06:58 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: How's it going in those MODULAR LOVE UNITS?? In-Reply-To: <838vckmq4c.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:33:07 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:63961 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Andreas Schwab >> Cc: Drew Adams , 12314@debbugs.gnu.org, cyd@gnu.org >> Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:19:58 +0200 >> >> Eli Zaretskii writes: >> >> > Then the manual should be corrected to state that much more explicitly >> > than it does now. Perhaps it shouldn't even talk about destructive >> > removal, as that will surely spread confusion. For me "destructive" >> > means "in-place", and no amount of describing how 'delete' works >> > internally will ever be able to countermand that. >> >> Even if the element is not the first one, you always have to think about >> other references that may exist to the cons that is removed. > > Sorry, I'm not sure how this is related. Please elaborate. It's just a special case of this general behaviour. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."