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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 18203@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18203: 24.4.50; `ffap-url-p' should NOT be a defsubst
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:44:16 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8a81156c-8e23-4a2b-993f-d7b6f8f52a52@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87io3muxdc.fsf@gnus.org>

> > There is NO reason for this to be a defsubst.  There is no reason for
> > users not to take advantage of this function generally.
> 
> I changed it to a defun,

Thank you.

> but I don't know what you mean by "There is no
> reason for users not to take advantage of this function generally.".
> You can use a defsubst just as you would a defun.

No, you cannot.

If existing code invokes a defsubst and you have only the compiled
version of that code, then you have no access to the function
defined by that defsubst.  The function _does not exist_ at runtime.
You cannot advise it or debug it, and redefining it has no effect.

Taking advantage of the function _"generally"_ includes having it
available at runtime - it requires its existence _as a function_.

`defsubst's are almost a misfeature nowadays.  In any case, they
be used should rarely, and only with good justification.





      reply	other threads:[~2015-12-25 22:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-08-05 20:21 bug#18203: 24.4.50; `ffap-url-p' should NOT be a defsubst Drew Adams
2015-12-25 19:44 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2015-12-25 22:44   ` Drew Adams [this message]

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