From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Always-true predicate? Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:16:23 +0000 Message-ID: <87h7ma25so.fsf@tcd.ie> References: <875z2qoqc6.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="367"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 17 14:18:20 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lCMih-000AWs-G9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:18:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41048 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lCMig-0006BQ-HE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:18:18 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40464) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lCMgy-0005B7-ON for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:16:34 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-wm1-x335.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::335]:50503) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lCMgu-0008Ov-HW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:16:32 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-wm1-x335.google.com with SMTP id a132so2106543wmc.0 for ; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:16:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=tcd.ie; s=google21; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=JRm08NxesZL9NgNczaAa/wU2J49Mk8+F4Ie1cfLqP/E=; b=GsXPpJKOk0IvLab4QP6+DFIoZqNFni5E0qnsmzbngWHtU/RLjobBnSbQ2oaDZhfCPB tFDQtCeCHDPxAkrMKafl4Al7LYuRZRvksBsVQAEYC0CXjkqbEtsC59+Ao1v39t7ktkJg kaH0vJIK1jB2UKqSPaSABq065CnjkYRSkoxzb+uGaySsSZhqckzwzLkYveYMqWWH19MF ZjuZ7IRuQSUZLPq6Pro3X6qyNMKt8JQGWkzqc6r9Z7ckq+35T0yKOkuaOlKzoQpgGLYZ oSX9Vk8D0mGBhze+3IWveUGrzNrD0BFEnZzDRgDFnxgs0JKntom2qwTdQ6dXcTKo+crQ 618w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=JRm08NxesZL9NgNczaAa/wU2J49Mk8+F4Ie1cfLqP/E=; b=gGNfOFVANNXLsMXKVHatd54oqIpaPsApR/+vEne+0rHsIhan/zd2yqYG/lxGaZ3ELi Pf+2lrApiam0jk1aMAoB/3Nu6KVBqA1o3gzs/+qIugVUV9tylHQp6lqtcUrVKwBpsO29 5PRp8TXBe52tC6Psnrz9/rH4D7Ac950yFSJDULp7RLyu9WyeSd1WeSeUK7C3SwGrDNEN w5iNU5E6W2A9SXOS9wUX4F7VNy5v/Sd/G0aoRhsjE2IMxwgzqk+J9XfSJDjDKk/rFcVm OGYSumlWfBrPD7E98HhxLnRBQAqwKmmCs9Rxd4KpbULBdgLWUTFVQWDG0oJG3NM7UBlP 8mZg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531uma+IrPOUra4TF92ltruqkGZCgWbgUnz5h+5hi2PqLmGRZR5W Er5y81HCLEijpuw349k7K3Hdu//qzXCMQA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyMTluKSV4qBDUntM0zhkjGka4H+RI9korf4OLLHLEDkNXs5iOTsnVSaHa1N9E9z+kzCkh5vA== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:7f83:: with SMTP id a125mr6949656wmd.141.1613567785272; Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:16:25 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost ([2a02:8084:20e2:c380:6d2d:c2fa:f3fa:cabd]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c3sm3858506wrr.29.2021.02.17.05.16.24 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:16:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <875z2qoqc6.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:01:45 +0100") Received-SPF: none client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::335; envelope-from=contovob@tcd.ie; helo=mail-wm1-x335.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:264997 Archived-At: Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > Would it make sense to add a function that's exactly the opposite of > `ignore' (for symmetry and convenience)? +1. > If so, what would it be called? > I've googled to see what other languages do. Rust and NPM has "always", > and many more Java-inspired frameworks have "truePredicate", but this > isn't trivial to google for... I'm okay with any of 'always', 'true', 'non-nil', 'top', ... -- Basil