From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22884: 25.0.92; C/l mode editing takes waaaayy too long Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 09:14:53 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <144074d0-264b-461d-b40b-45e92ae79847@default> References: <56D87A6E.8090202@cs.ucla.edu> <83povbz3mp.fsf@gnu.org> <56D8CC45.2090102@cs.ucla.edu> <20160304144759.GB2117@acm.fritz.box> <56D9F0C6.4090800@cs.ucla.edu> <20160308140205.GA6269@acm.fritz.box> <56DFDDEF.9090800@cs.ucla.edu> <20160309105608.GB3948@acm.fritz.box> <99c8385a-f05b-4f7f-923c-15db1d41ca81@default> <20160309170442.GD3948@acm.fritz.box> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457543796 3596 80.91.229.3 (9 Mar 2016 17:16:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:16:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Paul Eggert , John Wiegley , 22884@debbugs.gnu.org To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 09 18:16:23 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiY-0005dP-QN for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:16:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42869 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiX-0003Vz-SR for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:13 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60412) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiT-0003UU-H3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:10 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiS-00028T-Jx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:09 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:44642) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiM-00026a-1b; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1adhiL-0004SU-MZ; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, bug-cc-mode@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:16:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22884 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs,cc-mode X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22884-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22884.145754370917075 (code B ref 22884); Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:16:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22884) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Mar 2016 17:15:09 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41769 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1adhhV-0004RL-7d for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:15:09 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:41407) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1adhhT-0004Qs-31 for 22884@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:15:07 -0500 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u29HF01b020730 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:15:00 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0122.oracle.com (aserv0122.oracle.com [141.146.126.236]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u29HExnY014820 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:14:59 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0005.oracle.com (abhmp0005.oracle.com [141.146.116.11]) by aserv0122.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u29HEsdc011799; Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:14:57 GMT In-Reply-To: <20160309170442.GD3948@acm.fritz.box> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114657 Archived-At: > Hello, Drew. >=20 > > I'm not following this thread, but Common Lisp has nested > > block comments, and they are very well specified in the > > spec/standard. >=20 > Thank you, thank you! Those nested comments in Lisp were > just what I needed. And yes, I found a problem in my code. Glad it helped. In general, I think it would be good if more Emacs Dev hackers were a bit more familiar with Common Lisp. "Common Lisp The Language" is very readable, and it explicitly presents the _reasons_ for many of the design decisions etc. You can read it from front to back. It is truly a pleasure to dig into, and Guy Steele is a good writer. Consider curling up with it on one of these cold or rainy nights. You won't regret it. https://www.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/cltl/cltl2.html I still have and use the first edition. The 2nd is longer and includes `loop', CLOS, etc. but the meat is essentially the same.