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[108.30.23.113]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id bk4-20020a05620a1a0400b006b5fe4c333fsm11648169qkb.85.2022.07.26.08.42.11 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:42:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Sam Steingold's message of "Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:28:01 -0400") X-Attribution: Sam X-Disclaimer: You should not expect anyone to agree with me. 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:292701 Archived-At: > * Sam Steingold [2022-07-26 10:28:01 -0400]: > >> * Richard Stallman [2022-07-25 23:24:43 -0400]: >> >> That depends on how often programs will do case-insensitive string comparison. >> If frequently, that gives a bigger upside to `string-equal-ignore-case'. > > 3. some emacs packages already have to define their own versions of > `string-equal-ignore-case', e.g., `bbdb-string='. and also `bibtex-string=' and `completion--string-equal-p' in the core. -- Sam Steingold (http://sds.podval.org/) on darwin Ns 10.3.2113 http://childpsy.net http://calmchildstories.com http://steingoldpsychology.com https://fairforall.org http://think-israel.org https://www.memritv.org Growing Old is Inevitable; Growing Up is Optional.