From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Herbert Euler" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: find-file-noselect needs save-match-data Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:44:56 +0800 Message-ID: References: <87ps3qlomf.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1182350721 15411 80.91.229.12 (20 Jun 2007 14:45:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:45:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, miles.bader@necel.com, schwab@suse.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, miles@gnu.org To: juri@jurta.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 20 16:45:18 2007 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 1I11Qq-0008Lk-O4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:45:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I11Qq-00057U-3v for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I11Qm-00057H-4N for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I11Qj-00056F-S1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I11Qj-000567-ME for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:09 -0400 Original-Received: from bay0-omc2-s11.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.147]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I11Qf-0008DV-6S; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:05 -0400 Original-Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.154.104]) by bay0-omc2-s11.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:45:01 -0700 Original-Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:45:01 -0700 Original-Received: from 65.55.154.123 by by143fd.bay143.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:44:56 GMT X-Originating-IP: [221.223.217.39] X-Originating-Email: [herberteuler@hotmail.com] X-Sender: herberteuler@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <87ps3qlomf.fsf@jurta.org> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jun 2007 14:45:01.0484 (UTC) FILETIME=[94DCEEC0:01C7B349] X-detected-kernel: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ 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:73434 Archived-At: > >> > Yes, but if people get in the habit of using a new function > >> > whenever they don't actually want to use the match data, > >> > which I expect is most of the time, that need to think carefully > >> > will be much less frequent. > >> > >> I think this is a delusion. > >> > >>We will have to agree to disagree. > >> > >>Would someone please implement string-match-p and looking-at-p? > >>(A variable would be more general, but not as simple to use. > >>Its only advantage over save-match-data would be a small speedup.) > > > > Is there somebody working on it? If not, I would like to start it. > >Do you want to work on a new variable? Since adding `-p' to only two >match functions doesn't make sense. And adding `-p' to all functions >makes even less sense. I want if this is the final decision. But what is it? I prefer adding a new variable too, but Richard seems to prefer `-p' over it. Regards, Guanpeng Xu _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/