From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Patch for fields of `struct buffer' Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:34:08 +0900 Message-ID: <87d3ng30bj.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <874o8tdjt0.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1296268466 26998 80.91.229.12 (29 Jan 2011 02:34:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:34:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Tom Tromey , Emacs discussions , "Kim F. Storm" To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 29 03:34:21 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pj0dp-0000ck-5o for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:34:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39889 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pj0do-0003rj-Ne for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:34:20 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57747 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pj0dj-0003re-Hr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:34:16 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pj0di-0006kD-9v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:34:15 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:40434) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pj0di-0006k9-0s; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:34:14 -0500 Original-Received: from 218.33.195.219.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.33.195.219] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) (envelope-from ) id 1Pj0dd-0001fk-54; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:34:09 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 30BBFDF91; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:34:08 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:29:29 -0500") Original-Lines: 15 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 203.216.5.74 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:135190 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> B_(buf, XXXX) > > That sounds even better, yes. If by "better" you mean "less readable and more confusing"... The BUF_xxxx(b) syntax may be slightly more verbose, but it's very familiar and idiomatic. -Miles -- Christian, n. One who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.