From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jordon Biondo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: giving `setq-local' the same signature as `setq' Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:48:24 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2070.6\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1426776535 28800 80.91.229.3 (19 Mar 2015 14:48:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:48:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 19 15:48:55 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1YYbkh-0004om-Ih for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:48:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39590 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YYbkg-0002LL-P9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:48:50 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43899) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YYbkO-0002KO-0y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:48:37 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YYbkN-00069X-1a for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:48:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-qc0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c01::231]:33228) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YYbkJ-00068s-Se; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:48:27 -0400 Original-Received: by qcbjx9 with SMTP id jx9so29161255qcb.0; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:48:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=sl7lCt8X/7kRVdZchdw+No29n/xkSgEvy+sy7q5nE+g=; b=mbWBko2tO4d7QudnHrFY74J7mWPOwwlGATjaxasp8I8Qelh6wi9MiEuTR6p9M+JiI0 0NKCok7Ov3YWLygHdUxKr7+oOeE1lclXuafAl9vCabtwT4j6feiH6Q0OmsYtVXwhaB0k g6KMom9csSyRHa1UFV88Paz2hWtoLHCe6R9CzajZ2n47enHtnSDVZa3JhpCQMemNOXF5 eW+6e2xggpmrfYiYBjNEvD2m9ezRvULhiev0lqEOtHdOPCAo5Kd1Fd5yvxM6jvsE1Wo/ e2Tz1Rg5vEMcI007WSKmBjGwapVYHBZsUh1uJZWxpLVizXHXYTxcFYzIXQuWxptoic/D lJEg== X-Received: by 10.229.29.136 with SMTP id q8mr95893525qcc.2.1426776507408; Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:48:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from ?IPv6:2601:4:403:8500:354d:a3cb:4fe:890a? ([2601:4:403:8500:354d:a3cb:4fe:890a]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id b52sm958986qgb.16.2015.03.19.07.48.26 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:48:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2070.6) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c01::231 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:184017 Archived-At: > On Mar 19, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Richard Stallman wrote: >=20 > It is most natural for setq-local to have the same calling convention > as setq. > On Mar 18, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Stefan Monnier = wrote: >=20 > I find this behavior of `setq' to be a misfeature, which is why > I haven't adopted it for setq-local. I understand the notion of setq's signature being a misfeature, but = seeing as that will never change, I would tend to think that = `setq-local=E2=80=99 should reflect it=E2=80=99s name and act the same = as `setq=E2=80=99 but change values locally.=20 Regardless of the solution decided upon, thank you both for the input, - Jordon Biondo=