* Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
@ 2024-01-16 4:28 mbork
2024-01-16 5:07 ` Po Lu
2024-01-16 6:25 ` Philip Kaludercic
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From: mbork @ 2024-01-16 4:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list
Hi all,
the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop' then? My
wild guess is that the `n-' prefix is only used for functions, not
macros, but is that really true?
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
https://mbork.pl
https://crimsonelevendelightpetrichor.net/
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* Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
2024-01-16 4:28 Why is `pop' not named `npop'? mbork
@ 2024-01-16 5:07 ` Po Lu
2024-01-16 6:25 ` Philip Kaludercic
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From: Po Lu @ 2024-01-16 5:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mbork; +Cc: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list
mbork@mbork.pl writes:
> Hi all,
>
> the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop' then? My
> wild guess is that the `n-' prefix is only used for functions, not
> macros, but is that really true?
>
> Best,
If I were to guess, because `pop' does not modify the list itself, only
the value of the GV.
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* Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
2024-01-16 4:28 Why is `pop' not named `npop'? mbork
2024-01-16 5:07 ` Po Lu
@ 2024-01-16 6:25 ` Philip Kaludercic
2024-01-17 1:54 ` Emanuel Berg
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From: Philip Kaludercic @ 2024-01-16 6:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mbork; +Cc: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list
mbork@mbork.pl writes:
> Hi all,
>
> the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop' then? My
> wild guess is that the `n-' prefix is only used for functions, not
> macros, but is that really true?
Not every name is consistent, but there is also no need for a
non-destructive pop since we already have car.
> Best,
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* Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
2024-01-16 6:25 ` Philip Kaludercic
@ 2024-01-17 1:54 ` Emanuel Berg
2024-01-17 11:13 ` Yuri Khan
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From: Emanuel Berg @ 2024-01-17 1:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Philip Kaludercic wrote:
>> the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop'
>> then? [...]
>
> Not every name is consistent
They sure ain't.
And "n" can also be for "not", e.g. `nlistp'.
So not pop, what would that be? Rock?
> but there is also no need for a non-destructive pop since we
> already have car.
But shouldn't `pop' be called "ncar" then?
--
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal
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* Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
2024-01-17 1:54 ` Emanuel Berg
@ 2024-01-17 11:13 ` Yuri Khan
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From: Yuri Khan @ 2024-01-17 11:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 17:53, Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> wrote:
> >> the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop'
> >> then? [...]
> > but there is also no need for a non-destructive pop since we
> > already have car.
>
> But shouldn't `pop' be called "ncar" then?
The ‘n’ in ‘nreverse’ and other destructive functions is said to mean
‘non-consing’, that is, they won’t allocate new cons cells but rather
modify what is already there to achieve the desired structure. The
focus is not on destructiveness, it is on the lack of pressure on the
allocator.
‘car’ is already as non-consing as it gets.
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