From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, 17623@debbugs.gnu.org,
monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions'
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:02:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1mgJ6D-0002ka-QH@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmkgQFhYudVNy1D1vDo4i=rQABWPXnv4moGdACAca=c2kQ@mail.gmail.com> (message from Stefan Kangas on Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:24:38 +0200)
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> I think what could be better documented are the benefits of quoting with
> function (or #'). AFAICT, it is not really explained on (info "(elisp)
> Anonymous Functions"), it is more hinted at.
I don't know of any benefit to using #', or any reason to use it.
If there is one, I'd like to know about it.
In the absence of a reason, I think we may as well keep Lisp simple
by quoting function names with singlequote.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-29 4:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-28 23:53 bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions' Drew Adams
2014-06-27 18:41 ` Michael Heerdegen
2014-06-28 1:36 ` Drew Adams
2014-06-28 15:53 ` Michael Heerdegen
2014-06-28 16:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-06-28 17:53 ` Michael Heerdegen
2014-06-28 18:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-06-28 19:37 ` Michael Heerdegen
2014-06-29 14:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-23 5:24 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-23 9:44 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 11:05 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-23 11:58 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 11:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-23 12:44 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 13:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-23 15:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 17:01 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-26 9:26 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-26 20:24 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-27 9:18 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-29 4:02 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2021-10-29 10:00 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 17:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-23 13:14 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-23 15:38 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-10-23 17:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <<83tx746fgd.fsf@gnu.org>
2014-06-28 19:32 ` Drew Adams
2014-06-29 21:46 ` Stefan Monnier
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