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: lexbind Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:18:58 +0900 Message-ID: <87ve42dqn1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1204672776 6204 80.91.229.12 (4 Mar 2008 23:19:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:19:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 05 00:20:02 2008 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 1JWgQI-0002pC-1L for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:19:50 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JWgPk-0004o2-MM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:19:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JWgPf-0004ni-VJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:19:11 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JWgPd-0004n3-B7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:19:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JWgPd-0004n0-7w for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:19:09 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JWgPV-0007Cv-Uo; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:19:02 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-102-071.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.102.71] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JWgPT-0007DK-Pp; Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:18:59 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id CA88F2FF7; Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:18:58 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:03:25 -0500") Original-Lines: 15 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:91335 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > > I am not sure `defvar' is enough. The reason is that using it to fix > > existing packages may require renaming. > > Yes, it may require renaming. It's usually not a big deal, tho. > > I think we would be better off also having other mechanisms > for doing this, which do not require renaming. Could you give a concrete example of what you're talking about? -Miles -- Occam's razor split hairs so well, I bought the whole argument!