From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#26564: Document that only functions and not variables can end with "-p" Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:28:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48bc4857-9d10-4768-ba71-5bb21f30fc78@default> References: <87h91kdqdv.fsf@drachen> <716db14c-b67b-4477-b4c2-75478df0c313@default> <874lxkdokd.fsf@drachen> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1492640952 26245 195.159.176.226 (19 Apr 2017 22:29:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:29:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 26564@debbugs.gnu.org, Kaushal Modi To: Michael Heerdegen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 20 00:29:08 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5z-0006iu-Kc for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:29:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50792 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y65-0000ts-Hn for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43104) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5z-0000tn-Ok for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5u-00080Z-No for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:59389) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5u-00080V-K9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5u-0000K0-Es for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26564 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 26564-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26564.14926409411229 (code B ref 26564); Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:29:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 26564) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Apr 2017 22:29:01 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57588 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5t-0000Jk-Gw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:01 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:35652) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1d0y5s-0000JU-A7 for 26564@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:29:00 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id v3JMSrws016034 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:28:54 GMT Original-Received: from userv0122.oracle.com (userv0122.oracle.com [156.151.31.75]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.14.4) with ESMTP id v3JMSrOP013108 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:28:53 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0011.oracle.com (abhmp0011.oracle.com [141.146.116.17]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id v3JMSqQJ027508; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:28:52 GMT In-Reply-To: <874lxkdokd.fsf@drachen> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9.1 (1003210) [OL 12.0.6767.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:131777 Archived-At: > > I suggest we stay away from helper verbs (or even any words). > > Verbs, in particular, can be different for singular and plural > > (e.g. `fancy-candidates-p'). >=20 > It's a matter of taste. I like when symbols have names that speak to > me, even when there is no clear rule of how to name them. Yes. But here we're talking about coming up with a general naming convention (or not doing so). > The most important thing is that you see how the binding is > intended to be used. Agreed.