From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.ciao.gmane.io!not-for-mail From: Stefan Kangas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#40968: 28.0.50; (apply nil) Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 07:24:13 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="ciao.gmane.io:159.69.161.202"; logging-data="5612"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 40968@debbugs.gnu.org To: Pip Cet Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed May 06 13:25:10 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIAo-0001Mn-Gv for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 13:25:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41394 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIAn-0004Ck-J4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:25:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46656) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIAg-0004Cb-F3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:25:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:55429) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIAg-0003JZ-5x for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:25:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIAg-0001kZ-2R for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:25:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Kangas Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:25:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 40968 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 40968-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B40968.15887642616647 (code B ref 40968); Wed, 06 May 2020 11:25:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 40968) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 May 2020 11:24:21 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38733 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jWIA1-0001j8-KV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:24:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-yb1-f180.google.com ([209.85.219.180]:34553) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jWI9z-0001ij-BY for 40968@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2020 07:24:20 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-yb1-f180.google.com with SMTP id q206so810528ybg.1 for <40968@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 06 May 2020 04:24:19 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Qe407thnZL71Ihake5CzaYyajzjqNsbRVgTG8iSjIPA=; b=RP1n4U8wD9+1pYkUP5kfIYTbgsby4wyOB1LsYHCO7yFAsfZ+qaOScEI2YlEqZC1VZG vjKFCXRwAE0Dnhao6PbT+okkZuijB9lJiw3SUZpLWmjB8FNNG3LjNRuoUzHKqSsdbfPR VNyqh7R+8/RzMvpgCIQGmj3cndY7vPmigNxWjUX6pQc8W3iQkYsHOVqX32V7YWtFEk1J z2m66UFZ7m5uCVVCye2gr3/+1IVSCKYXOhO6TITP0cyb8Zm/we3LuW5k2TfKasebn1VH ZSu0rEP79OyynPqjm3U5KH2/2tcKrr5Rpc4MB+lQ+h6YeJhJi3ojJjZ6FJPT2noTJQN7 eoLw== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0Pubj4QG2QLyaUViWR6wA3GuPpr3nQSdt5+/Vm8OVeipUneusLZM4 EzNNzM9i3aOPrqvfOoTBzKEbF7TIfsYujHYmABc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypLxdITlTYXnA2fkoDvbopUc18uPZtfmYrpOSf8zwOb35PoJj4BRrdmI0upNE7f3irIrnNVLklR5GplDtcf71NY= X-Received: by 2002:a25:e907:: with SMTP id n7mr12407942ybd.85.1588764253758; Wed, 06 May 2020 04:24:13 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from 753933720722 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Wed, 6 May 2020 07:24:13 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:179799 Archived-At: Pip Cet writes: > Thanks. I disagree that it would be harder to understand, though: "the > first argument is a function to call, the last argument is a list of > arguments" is easy to understand when there are >= 2 arguments, but > for a single argument they're in contradiction, aren't they? Indeed, > I'd read Fapply's current docstring: I have a feeling I'm missing something obvious here. The current function signature is: (apply FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS) How would your proposal change that? Best regards, Stefan Kangas