From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: find-file-noselect needs save-match-data Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:59:21 +0900 Message-ID: <874plg1xye.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <46665AD7.7040706@gmx.at> <87k5ueq23m.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <87myz8c10t.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181433573 26614 80.91.229.12 (9 Jun 2007 23:59:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 23:59:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Juri Linkov , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "David House" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 10 01:59:31 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HxAqA-0001wj-Vq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:59:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HxAqA-0005Gi-5G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:59:30 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HxAq6-0005Gd-Qb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:59:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HxAq4-0005GR-Ay for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:59:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HxAq4-0005GO-69 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:59:24 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp02.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.72]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HxAq0-0000CV-D4; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:59:20 -0400 Original-Received: from 203-216-102-031.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.102.31] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1HxApx-0000Hj-5C; Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:59:17 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 9057A2F41; Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:59:21 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (David House's message of "Sat\, 9 Jun 2007 22\:59\:52 +0100") Original-Lines: 20 X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:72554 Archived-At: "David House" writes: > How about string-match-no-match-data? "no-data" is a bit vague, but > this should be clear. string-match-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night? FWIW, I don't really have strong feelings either way, but I think "string-match-no-data" is "clear enough" -- one can't expect function names to essentially provide documentation. It's enough that they be easily recognizable to someone who's used them before, and provide a good hint to those who haven't. "string-match-no-data" satisfies those criteria well I think, and "string-match-no-match-data" is just a little too long and redundant-seeming. -miles -- If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. [George Carlin]