From: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Adding support for xref jumping to headers/interfaces
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:09:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ier5y2dqylv.fsf@janestreet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 65a16247-1b1a-149c-b413-71612f88f184@yandex.ru
Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:
> Still, though. It's not clear to me that improving this particular
> feature for Elisp will bring a lot to the table.
>
> Does it really do certain things better than simply using 'M-.' and
> then choosing between all the available definition types inside the
> buffer (and then navigating to one with TAB)?
>
> Or if one prefers a more dynamic interface with completions, (setq
> xref-xref-show-definitions-function
> #'show-definitions-completing-read) could fit that bill.
>
> There is a tradeoff of not being able to just press a single char, but
> OTOH one doesn't always know which definition kind they want in
> advance, and here, the full list helps one make that choice.
I guess one possible issue is that requesting all definitions and then
choosing between them could be expensive in certain languages. Knowing
what kind of "definition" you want in advance could make things faster.
I don't have any concrete example of this, just putting out the thought.
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2023-02-24 19:56 Adding support for xref jumping to headers/interfaces Spencer Baugh
2023-02-24 20:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-02-24 21:29 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-02-27 23:12 ` Stephen Leake
2023-02-27 23:34 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-02-28 0:18 ` Yuan Fu
2023-02-28 16:05 ` Filipp Gunbin
2023-03-01 4:33 ` Richard Stallman
2023-03-01 12:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-01 17:51 ` John Yates
2023-03-04 18:54 ` Stephen Leake
2023-03-04 22:24 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 6:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-05 12:06 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-07 22:41 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-08 14:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-08 18:23 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-08 19:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-08 20:15 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-09 6:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-09 13:04 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-09 15:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-09 16:53 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-09 17:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-09 17:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-05-16 21:10 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-05-17 11:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-17 1:53 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-06-20 15:31 ` João Távora
2023-06-22 19:22 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-06-23 5:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-23 14:37 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-06-23 14:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-23 15:03 ` João Távora
2023-06-28 13:31 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-04 22:43 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 22:00 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 22:24 ` João Távora
2023-11-04 22:29 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 22:36 ` João Távora
2023-11-04 23:20 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 23:16 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 23:21 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-04 23:24 ` João Távora
2023-11-04 23:27 ` Dmitry Gutov
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2023-11-07 9:36 ` João Távora
2023-11-07 22:56 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 0:14 ` João Távora
2023-11-05 8:16 ` Eshel Yaron
2023-11-07 2:12 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-07 17:09 ` Spencer Baugh [this message]
2023-11-07 23:02 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-07 21:30 ` Eshel Yaron
2023-11-07 23:17 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 0:21 ` João Távora
2023-11-08 0:33 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 1:19 ` João Távora
2023-11-08 22:58 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 23:22 ` João Távora
2023-11-08 23:34 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-09 0:50 ` João Távora
2023-11-09 16:59 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-09 20:44 ` João Távora
2023-11-09 21:11 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-10 10:06 ` João Távora
2023-11-10 12:02 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-10 13:59 ` João Távora
2023-11-10 17:36 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-11 10:45 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 11:17 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 12:38 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-11 20:49 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-15 21:32 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-24 1:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-24 21:43 ` Felician Nemeth
2023-11-25 2:20 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-26 16:08 ` Felician Nemeth
2023-11-26 20:15 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-26 20:37 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 14:35 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 15:03 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 15:45 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 16:04 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 16:23 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 16:41 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 17:05 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 17:09 ` João Távora
2023-11-26 20:40 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 14:43 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 14:49 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 15:01 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 15:19 ` João Távora
2023-11-28 0:18 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-28 9:51 ` João Távora
2023-11-28 12:45 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-28 15:02 ` João Távora
2023-11-28 16:32 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-28 17:16 ` João Távora
2023-11-28 17:25 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-28 18:38 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 15:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-11-27 16:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 16:45 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 17:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-11-27 18:26 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 20:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-11-27 20:53 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-26 20:30 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 15:17 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 15:45 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 16:04 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 16:27 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 17:22 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 17:46 ` João Távora
2023-11-27 18:12 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-27 23:25 ` João Távora
2023-11-28 0:30 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-28 0:43 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 1:01 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 1:04 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 11:30 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 21:01 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-12 18:40 ` João Távora
2023-11-13 0:27 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-13 1:03 ` João Távora
2023-11-13 1:05 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-13 1:16 ` João Távora
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2023-11-13 1:53 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 0:58 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 11:44 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 21:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-12 18:59 ` João Távora
2023-11-13 1:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 1:08 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 11:22 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 20:54 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 16:11 ` Spencer Baugh
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2023-11-09 16:52 ` CCing thread participants through gnus+gmane Spencer Baugh
2023-11-10 15:51 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2023-11-10 16:18 ` Visuwesh
2023-11-09 17:07 ` Adding support for xref jumping to headers/interfaces Spencer Baugh
2023-11-11 0:07 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 12:39 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-11 20:45 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 23:06 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-07 16:51 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-07 23:30 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-08 17:25 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-09 0:08 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-09 0:26 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-09 1:06 ` João Távora
2023-11-11 0:16 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-09 17:57 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-11 0:42 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-11 13:00 ` Spencer Baugh
2023-11-12 1:50 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-12 2:08 ` João Távora
2023-11-12 2:09 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-12 2:25 ` João Távora
2023-11-13 1:02 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-11-13 1:24 ` João Távora
2023-03-01 15:00 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2023-02-28 21:40 ` John Yates
2023-02-28 21:53 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-02-28 22:44 ` Konstantin Kharlamov
2023-03-05 9:59 ` Helmut Eller
2023-03-05 12:03 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 15:57 ` Helmut Eller
2023-03-05 16:33 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 17:19 ` Stephen Leake
2023-03-05 20:10 ` João Távora
2023-03-05 20:32 ` João Távora
2023-03-05 20:40 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 21:04 ` João Távora
2023-03-05 21:21 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 21:48 ` João Távora
2023-03-05 22:08 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-05 23:00 ` João Távora
2023-03-05 23:40 ` John Yates
2023-03-06 12:22 ` Felician Nemeth
2023-03-06 13:15 ` João Távora
2023-03-06 13:23 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-06 13:38 ` João Távora
2023-03-06 13:46 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-06 13:52 ` João Távora
2023-03-06 13:50 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-07 7:15 ` Yuan Fu
2023-03-07 19:58 ` Felician Nemeth
2023-03-07 20:44 ` Yuan Fu
2023-03-07 21:03 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-06 14:09 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-06 14:15 ` John Yates
2023-03-06 14:23 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-06 14:43 ` John Yates
2023-03-10 0:57 ` Ergus
2023-03-10 21:55 ` Dmitry Gutov
2023-03-10 22:18 ` João Távora
2023-03-10 22:25 ` Dmitry Gutov
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