Re: Bound index checks in cl-seq functions

[Tino Calancha <tino.calancha@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017, John Wiegley wrote:

>>>>>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> i am curious if you have any opinion on this thread.  Currently just
>>> `cl-subseq' performs the bounding check index.  I don't see a
>>> clear reason why just this function do it.
>>> Are you in favour or against doing those checks in other functions
>>> handling sequences?
>
>> I don't have any firm opinions on this. I do note, however, that your
>> motivation for signaling an error was contested. So I wonder whether the
>> cause for this is strong enough to make that change. But I'm willing to
>> defer to people who use these features more than I do.
>
> I also don't have a strong opinion. Bounds checking is usually helpful, if it
> would help those who are using these functions. Otherwise, I wouldn't make the
> change "just to make the change", even though it sounds like a good idea.
Thank you.
I am fine with not adding this patch.