From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: mbork@mbork.pl Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Why is `pop' not named `npop'? Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:28:20 +0100 Message-ID: <87mst5yk6n.fsf@mbork.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="18042"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.10.8; emacs 30.0.50 To: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 16 05:31:23 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rPb6h-0004YI-CF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:31:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rPb5o-0006SD-7Y; Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:30:28 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rPb5m-0006S5-5m for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:30:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rPb5j-0007r9-OC for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:30:25 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A8138F1ADC for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:30:18 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id YeJhjCRtxW6I for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:30:13 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (178235147028.dynamic-3-poz-k-0-1-0.vectranet.pl [178.235.147.28]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D8DA98F1AD7 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:30:12 +0100 (CET) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=195.110.48.8; envelope-from=mbork@mbork.pl; helo=mail.mojserwer.eu X-Spam_score_int: 7 X-Spam_score: 0.7 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (0.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_SBL_CSS=3.335, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:145739 Archived-At: Hi all, the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop' then? My wild guess is that the `n-' prefix is only used for functions, not macros, but is that really true? Best, -- Marcin Borkowski https://mbork.pl https://crimsonelevendelightpetrichor.net/