From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Nic Ferrier <nferrier@ferrier.me.uk>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: non-local exits with signal and condition-case
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:52:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfvx0icds.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ip1wjx9s.fsf@ferrier.me.uk>
> Maybe this is the fault of my exposure to Java programming and using
> exceptions for flow control? Anyway. I find that catch rarely fulfils my
> needs.
Could you explain in more detail what you do that doesn't work well
with catch?
> But making new signals is slightly annoying because you need to add 2
> different properties to a symbol.
Using signals is clearly not a good idea if what you want is just
a non-local exit. BTW, you might like the `cl-return' macro as well
(to use within `cl-block's).
> (defmacro defsignal (err-symbol inherits-list message)
> (let ((errv (make-symbol "err-v")))
> `(let ((,errv ,err-symbol))
> (put ,errv
> 'error-conditions
> (quote ,inherits-list))
You probably want to cons `errv' in front of inherits-list.
> (put ,errv
> 'error-message
> ,message))))
FWIW, I wouldn't mind introducing such a macro. Not for the use of
non-local exits, but to make it easier to define new error conditions.
I would also welcome changes to make the "error-message" part more
flexible (e.g. be able to use a function, maybe).
> I'm not sure where to put this.
We could add it to subr.el (tho I'd call it define-signal).
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-06-02 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-02 16:24 non-local exits with signal and condition-case Nic Ferrier
2013-06-02 18:52 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2013-06-02 21:33 ` Nic Ferrier
2013-06-03 0:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-06-03 15:54 ` Davis Herring
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