Where can I get resources on elisp's idiomatic programming style?

thanks

How about these macros?? I rewrite the function like this,

(defmacro syn-call (input buffer display command)
   "synchorous process call macro, using call-process"
   `(call-process ,(eval `(car ,command)) ,input ,buffer ,display  ,@(eval
`(cdr ,command))))

(defmacro asyn-call (process-name buff command)
  "aynchorous process call macro, using start process"
  `(start-process ,process-name ,buff ,(eval `(car ,command)) ,@(eval `(cdr
,command))))

(defun startup (check-command wanted start-command)
  "check whether the 'wanted' state satisfied, if not, launch the
start-command"
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
    (let* ((d-buf (get-buffer-create "diagnose"))
            (process-connection-type nil)
            (process-status (syn-call nil d-buf t check-command)))
      (switch-to-buffer d-buf)
      (if (not (string-match wanted (buffer-string)))
          (progn
             (print (concat "starting command " (stringlist-to-string
start-command " ")) d-buf)
             (asyn-call "start up" d-buf start-command))
        (print
          (concat wanted " matched! no need to start " (stringlist-to-string
start-command " ")) d-buf)
    ))))



On 5/29/07, Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> wrote:
>
> () "Yu,Gang" <wuhanyugang@gmail.com>
> () Tue, 29 May 2007 17:08:27 +0800
>
>    Yes, I add the statement , but result the same. So,
>    I believe it's not the problem of (buffer-string)
>
> the problem is in your understanding of `buffer-string'.
> you need to fix that first.  try using `current-buffer' to
> test your assumptions.  btw, unrelated comment: the form:
>
>   (eval `(func ,(car foo) ... ,@(cdr foo)))
>
> can be replaced by:
>
>   (apply 'func (car foo) ... (cdr foo))
>
> the latter is much more idiomatic and easier for people
> like me (who wish to help you) to read.
>
> thi
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