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: weird desktop.el change Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:22:14 +0900 Message-ID: <878xcycx95.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87d52bbwro.fsf@catnip.gol.com> 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 1176333753 4038 80.91.229.12 (11 Apr 2007 23:22:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:22:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 12 01:22:31 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 1Hbm91-0006Mx-63 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:22:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HbmD6-0005xI-Rh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:26:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HbmCw-0005dZ-EW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:26:34 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HbmCv-0005cM-Pt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:26:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HbmCv-0005bt-Ko for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:26:33 -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 1Hbm8n-0005zq-L3; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:22:18 -0400 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-156.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.156] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1Hbm8l-0006V3-C7; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:22:15 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E8BD12F43; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:22:14 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Richard Matthew Stallman's message of "Wed\, 11 Apr 2007 15\:46\:05 -0400") Original-Lines: 21 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:69321 Archived-At: Richard Matthew Stallman writes: > Er, OK... does such a trivial and purely mechanical change really > count? What if I make an equivalent change now? > > It isn't purely mechanical, and if you made the same change because you > saw Kevin's, it would be copying. The process of substituting "mapc" for "mapcar" when the result isn't used is not only a hugely widespread tweak in the lisp community (a "no brainer" as you might call it), indeed it's an obvious optimization for even a very stupid lisp compiler... I think in no way could it be said to be require any creative thinking. -Miles -- /\ /\ (^.^) (")") *This is the cute kitty virus, please copy this into your sig so it can spread.