From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Philipp Stephani
> +=C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (when (or (function-get function = 9;pure)
> +=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0 (function-get function 'side-effect-free))
> +=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (insert "\nThis= function does not change the match data."))
Wouldn't it be more useful to say it doesn't have side-effects (whi= ch
would obviously imply it doesn't change the match-data, along with all<= br> other global state)?