From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [Emacs-trunk-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:17:53 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87acsps7qw.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> <87y8g8oyry.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1102584008 4493 80.91.229.6 (9 Dec 2004 09:20:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:20:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 09 10:19:57 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CcKSr-0005by-00 for ; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:19:57 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CcKcj-0007qD-Vo for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:30:10 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CcKaV-0007EC-Mq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:27:51 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CcKaT-0007Db-Q6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:27:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CcKaT-0007DV-I5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:27:49 -0500 Original-Received: from [212.88.64.25] (helo=mail-relay.sonofon.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CcKQL-0005Ty-Ey for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:17:21 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 17276 invoked from network); 9 Dec 2004 09:17:19 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk) (213.83.150.2) by 0 with SMTP; 9 Dec 2004 09:17:19 -0000 Original-To: Stefan Monnier In-Reply-To: <87y8g8oyry.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:59:40 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) 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: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:30930 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:30930 Stefan Monnier writes: > Well, to me when you replace 1 simple concept with 2 less powerful ones, > those two concepts need to significantly simpler in order to make up for the > conceptual cost of having 2 concepts rather than just one (and losing a bit > of generality at the same time). > > In the present case I just don't even find any of your two "else" and > "default" concepts to be noticeably simpler than mine. > > But it's your code, > I suggest we replace `t' with `default' to satisfy Richard, leaving both nil and t free for future "enhancements" in case someone wants to spend time on it. BTW, is this interpretation of `t' new in 21.4 ? -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk