From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen'" <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 4433@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4433: 23.1; dolist vs dolist
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:26:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9695EBD72AB847DFB476D5DBECB7DBD0@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To:
> From: Drew Adams Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:30 AM
>
> > If you have a definition of `return-from', then you have the cl.el
> > `dolist', so I don't really see the point.
>
> I don't see _your_ point. There is no need to check
> `return-from'. `C-h f' also tells you which you have, by
> referring to the source file.
>
> That's not the point.
>
> These two macros have the same name.
> These two macros have the same doc.
>
> These two macros have different behavior.
>
> This difference, with no corresponding difference in doc or
> name, is a proven source of confusion.
>
> It's probably too late to make the names different and
> correct the bad design.
>
> The doc should distinguish them, carefully and clearly, even
> explicitly averting users to the possible confusion (gotcha).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-14 21:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-14 19:16 bug#4433: 23.1; dolist vs dolist Drew Adams
2011-07-13 12:58 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-14 21:26 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2011-08-02 18:49 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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