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From: Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Better way to make sure external command exists in the system?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:10:00 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874kgzlz2v.fsf@zoho.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: YFz5B8q7/KtTbCFs@protected.localdomain

Jean Louis wrote:

>> Use a set function
>> 
>>   (cl-map 'list #'number-to-string '(1 2 3)) ; ("1" "2" "3")
>
> But why use Emacs Lisp CL library and complexer Common Lisp
> style when it works this way simpler:
>
> (mapcar #'number-to-string '(1 2 3)) → ("1" "2" "3")
>
> Any reason?
>
> Then if I am to use some function defined in Emacs Lisp,
> then I would rather use this one, instead of `cl-map', as it
> is simpler, it will recognize the sequence.
>
> (seq-map #'number-to-string '(1 2 3)) → ("1" "2" "3")

Sure, use the one you like the best.

Post the code again when you are done.

-- 
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      reply	other threads:[~2021-03-25 21:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-18 12:13 Better way to make sure external command exists in the system? Jean Louis
2021-03-19 13:57 ` Daniel Martín
2021-03-19 14:16   ` 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
2021-03-21 14:10     ` Jean Louis
2021-03-21 17:17       ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-21 14:07   ` Jean Louis
2021-03-21 17:16     ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-23  8:02       ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23  9:56         ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-23 10:13           ` Jean Louis
2021-03-25 15:01             ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-25 15:17               ` Jean Louis
2021-03-25 20:47                 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-25 20:56                   ` Jean Louis
2021-03-25 21:10                     ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]

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