From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Function vectors: +funvec-20030516-0-c.patch Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 20:03:46 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040517000346.GA25130@fencepost> References: <85ekpz5twj.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <874qqiao9o.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp> <20040515231754.GB20052@fencepost> <87r7tlggue.fsf_-_@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1084752457 22450 80.91.224.253 (17 May 2004 00:07:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 00:07:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Richard Stallman , Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Mon May 17 02:07:32 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BPVfI-0002aP-00 for ; Mon, 17 May 2004 02:07:32 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BPVfI-0001Ny-00 for ; Mon, 17 May 2004 02:07:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BPVde-0004Hh-AG for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:05:50 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.34) id 1BPVck-000488-RS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:04:54 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.34) id 1BPVbm-0003JR-50 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:04:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BPVbk-0003IO-R7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:03:53 -0400 Original-Received: from miles by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.34) id 1BPVbe-0006f8-KA; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:03:46 -0400 Original-To: Stefan Monnier Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Blat: Foop X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:23555 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:23555 On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 07:58:31PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > (2) `rcurry' (reverse-currying) function added > > I'd rather not add such a thing. Unless you have some concrete > justification for it. It's a very unusal operation in my experience. I was mainly following the example of dylan, which provides both operators. The added implementation complexity is pretty negligible. In the distant past when I was using dylan I do recall using rcurry, for what it's worth. -Miles -- We have met the enemy, and he is us. -- Pogo