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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Hash table read syntax
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:03:39 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tyvipsxw.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87vdfydcut.fsf@stupidchicken.com

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:31:54 -0500 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> wrote: 

CY> Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
>> I think there's a problem with the design of the hash table read syntax:
>> 
>> (make-hash-table)
>> #s(hash-table size 65 test eql rehash-size 1.5 rehash-threshold 0.8 data ())
>> 
>> The plist ought to use `:size', `:test', `:rehash-size', etc., rather
>> than `size', `test', `rehash-size', etc.  Otherwise, it's inconsistent
>> with the arguments to `make-hash-table', which uses `:size', `:test',...
>> 
>> I would like to make this change now, before it becomes "official" with
>> the Emacs 23.2 release.  Any objections?

CY> Never mind, I just remembered that the absence of a colon is for
CY> compatibility with XEmacs.  LAME.

Yeah, it definitely looks unpleasant.  The reader could accept both
forms but it's probably not worth the trouble.

Ted





  reply	other threads:[~2009-12-22 22:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-22 19:17 Hash table read syntax Chong Yidong
2009-12-22 19:31 ` Chong Yidong
2009-12-22 22:03   ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]
2009-12-23 10:31   ` Stephen J. Turnbull

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