From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: hash-table-{to, from}-alist Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:10 -0400 Message-ID: References: <863aknitfg.fsf@lifelogs.com> <861vwygpc6.fsf@lifelogs.com> <868wqzd06x.fsf@lifelogs.com> <867i6hrrh9.fsf@lifelogs.com> <86prk8q8yn.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87eiry58qs.fsf@jumptrading.com> <87skge2dm6.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ab2m562t.fsf@lifelogs.com> <871vnyot6m.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87iqh84uao.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87ocr038ik.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87prbfrckv.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <877hxl2bkd.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87tz0mxtfo.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <87ocquqk9l.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1249576254 9089 80.91.229.12 (6 Aug 2009 16:30:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:30:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ted Zlatanov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 06 18:30:47 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MZ5rZ-0001ln-Qq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:30:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60505 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ5rZ-0001Gd-6L for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ5rT-0001GB-Sn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ5rP-0001Dh-66 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34848 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZ5rO-0001Dd-ST for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:34 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:32339 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZ5rO-000204-HK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:34 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ar4EAJyiekpFxL8W/2dsb2JhbACBUtBRhBgFhzM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.43,334,1246852800"; d="scan'208";a="43104912" Original-Received: from 69-196-191-22.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.191.22]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 06 Aug 2009 12:30:10 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 2C8F47F4F; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:30:10 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87ocquqk9l.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:48:38 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:113741 Archived-At: > + ** Hashtables can be printed and read back directly. The feature > + 'hashtable-print-readable identifies this new functionality. Good. > + Hashtables are printed as alists, but with some hashtable-specific > + properties and the actual data as an alist in a data property. Be > + aware the test property could have a bogus value when it is read back, > + if the symbol it refers to doesn't exist. Superfluous. Don't forget: the NEWS is already too long usually. It's just there to advertize (and warn of) new features. The details are in the manul and the docstrings. Stefan