From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Function vectors: +funvec-20030516-0-c.patch
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 07:04:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1BPfv8-0005rD-68@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r7tlggue.fsf_-_@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp> (message from Miles Bader on 16 May 2004 13:02:01 +0900)
Here are comments on the manual text.
+ For example, @code{(curry 'concat "The ")} returns a function that
+ when called with string arguments, will in turn call @code{concat}
+ with @code{"The "} and the string arguments:
That's not easy to read. To make it clear,
+ For example, @code{(curry 'concat "The ")} returns a function that
+ concatenates @code{"The "} and its arguments. Calling this function
+ on @code{"end"} returns @code{"The end"}:
followed by the same example.
+ or more usefully, used as a function with @code{mapcar}:
Better is
The @dfn{curried function} is useful as an argument to @code{mapcar}:
+ Function currying may be implemented in any lisp by constructing a
+ @code{lambda} expression, for instance:
+
+ @example
+ (defun curry (function &rest args)
+ `(lambda (&rest call-args)
+ (apply ,function ,@@args call-args)))
+ @end example
I don't think this precise code works reliably in Emacs Lisp.
(Lisp should be capitalized.)
! A @dfn{function vector}, or @dfn{funvec}, is a vector-like object
! which is callable as a function.
whose purpose is to define special kinds of functions.
Like a normal vector, its elements
! can be examined or set using the @code{aref} and @code{aset}
! functions.
!
Please avoid passive.
A funvec with a list as its first element is a byte-compiled function,
! produced by the byte copmiler;
Typo.
! When such a funvec is called, the embedded function is called with an
! argument list composed of the arguments in the funvec followed by the
! arguments the funvec was called with. @xref{Function Currying}.
Calling such a funvec operates by calling the embedded function with...
! @defun make-funvec kind num-params
! @code{make-funvec} returns a new function vector containing @var{kind}
! and @var{num-params} more elements (initialized to @code{nil}).
Is this function really worth having? Why not use only `funvec'?
! This function cannot be used to make byte-code functions, even though
! they are a sort of funvec --- to do that, use the
Our style is no spaces around ---.
To say "cannot" is not clear. What does that mean? It gets an error?
You should avoid such usage?
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[not found] ` <85k7036eqr.fsf@junk.nocrew.org>
[not found] ` <E1BI6nw-0005F4-Hl@fencepost.gnu.org>
[not found] ` <85smepfzqo.fsf@junk.nocrew.org>
[not found] ` <E1BIm46-0001Ha-5A@fencepost.gnu.org>
2004-04-28 10:43 ` User-reserved element in byte code vectors (was: Emacs Common Lisp) Lars Brinkhoff
2004-04-28 13:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-04-28 15:08 ` User-reserved element in byte code vectors Lars Brinkhoff
2004-04-28 15:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-04-28 16:51 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-04-28 17:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-02 7:59 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 9:43 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-02 16:02 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-03 14:03 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-03 19:57 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-05 5:23 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-05 20:21 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-06 3:55 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-06 4:56 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-06 11:48 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-14 17:53 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-14 18:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-14 19:50 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-14 22:03 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-14 22:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-15 18:34 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-15 23:10 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-17 11:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-17 11:28 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-17 16:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-17 22:06 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-17 22:33 ` David Kastrup
2004-05-18 1:29 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-18 13:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-18 23:45 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-19 6:28 ` David Kastrup
2004-05-19 6:37 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-19 19:00 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-19 22:32 ` Function vectors: +funvec-20030520-0-c.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-19 7:34 ` User-reserved element in byte code vectors Kim F. Storm
2004-05-19 13:45 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-19 14:28 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-19 15:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-20 0:31 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-20 13:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-21 1:28 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-22 7:31 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-22 9:37 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-18 14:53 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-18 17:34 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-18 14:53 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-16 23:53 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <E1BP3ym-0007oy-F7@fencepost.gnu.org>
[not found] ` <20040515231754.GB20052@fencepost>
2004-05-16 4:02 ` Function vectors: +funvec-20030516-0-c.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-16 12:28 ` Function vectors: +funvec-20030516-1-c.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-16 23:58 ` Function vectors: +funvec-20030516-0-c.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-17 0:03 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-17 0:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-17 0:30 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-17 16:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-17 22:21 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-18 13:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-17 11:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-17 11:04 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2004-05-17 22:54 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-18 14:54 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-18 6:04 ` Function vectors: +funvec-20030518-0-c.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-06 6:17 ` User-reserved element in byte code vectors Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-06 14:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-06 20:39 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-02 16:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-02 18:59 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 19:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-02 19:27 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 19:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-02 20:28 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 21:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-03 6:08 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 19:52 ` Richard Stallman
2004-04-28 15:38 ` User-reserved element in byte code vectors (was: Emacs Common Lisp) Miles Bader
2004-05-01 5:30 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-01 23:58 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-01 7:01 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-01 18:53 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 14:44 ` get-internal-run-time Eli Zaretskii
2004-05-02 15:45 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-02 18:41 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-03 0:10 ` get-internal-run-time Kevin Ryde
2004-05-03 5:38 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
2004-05-03 14:03 ` get-internal-run-time Richard Stallman
2004-10-28 16:30 ` get-internal-run-time Lars Brinkhoff
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