From: Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: 24.3.50; Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:38:01 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87txsyd95i.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvy5ia4vn3.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:59:36 -0500")
> * Stefan Monnier <zbaavre@VEB.HZbagerny.PN> [2012-11-09 10:59:36 -0500]:
>
> [ Please use M-x report-emacs-bug (or send it to
> bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org). ]
I thought that list was only for released versions.
>> byte compilation now warns
>> .emacs.el:46:39:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> .emacs.el:46:39:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> .emacs.el:46:39:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> .emacs.el:46:39:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> .emacs.el:1255:20:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> .emacs.el:1259:43:Warning: Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form
>> for forms like
>> (eval-and-compile (defvar ...))
>
> Oh, sorry I forgot one hunk. Should be fixed now.
thanks.
>> why is ((lambda ...) ...) deprecated?
> Why not?
because it is useful and beautiful.
>> this is one of the oldest lisp constructs!
>
> Old doesn't make it good. If you want to bind local variables, you
> know where to find `let', don't you?
Lisp is rich in tradition and folklore.
We should not abandon them without much thought.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-11-09 16:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-11-09 14:12 24.3.50; Use of deprecated ((lambda ...) ...) form Sam Steingold
2012-11-09 15:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-09 16:15 ` Paul Eggert
2012-11-09 16:38 ` Sam Steingold [this message]
2012-11-09 17:05 ` Glenn Morris
2012-11-09 19:22 ` Sam Steingold
2012-11-09 16:50 ` Drew Adams
2012-11-09 17:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-09 19:43 ` Sam Steingold
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-11-10 0:05 Barry OReilly
2012-11-10 1:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-10 7:16 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
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