From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Paul Wallington Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: doctor.el and // and $ Date: 05 Sep 2002 04:07:54 +0100 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <87wuq1i16d.fsf@bundalo.shootybangbang.com> References: <87d6rt4ui3.fsf@computer.localdomain> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1031194995 22797 127.0.0.1 (5 Sep 2002 03:03:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 03:03:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17mmvK-0005vZ-00 for ; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 05:03:14 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17mnUo-0001yx-00 for ; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 05:39:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17mmww-0007GP-00; Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:04:54 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17mmvT-0007EN-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:03:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17mmvR-0007EB-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:03:22 -0400 Original-Received: from cmailg7.svr.pol.co.uk ([195.92.195.177]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17mmvR-0007Di-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:03:21 -0400 Original-Received: from modem-469.stoked.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.25.189.213] helo=bundalo.shootybangbang.com) by cmailg7.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 17mmvA-0000tc-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 04:03:04 +0100 Original-Received: from jpw by bundalo.shootybangbang.com with local (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 17mmzr-0001FG-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 04:07:55 +0100 Original-To: D. Goel In-Reply-To: <87d6rt4ui3.fsf@computer.localdomain> Original-Lines: 14 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:7509 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:7509 > doctor.el follows its namespace nicely, except that it defines // and > $. It seems to me that given how infrequently doctor.el is used, it > should not take up such "small" , otherwise convenient symbols. In > fact, the way i discovered it was when my own // and $ got overwritten > by doctor.el... > > if folks agree i will gladly submit a patch.. :) It sounds a good idea. You could use `identity' instead of `//'. `doctor-cadr' and `doctor-cddr' are no longer necessary, too. -- John Paul Wallington