From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kelly Dean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: The purpose of makunbound Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:02:18 +0000 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1424423116 4448 80.91.229.3 (20 Feb 2015 09:05:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:05:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 20 10:05:05 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YOjWD-0004op-AF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:05:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59538 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YOjWC-0006V2-JS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:05:04 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45743) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YOjW0-0006Uw-FZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:04:53 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YOjVx-0004MT-9e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:04:52 -0500 Original-Received: from relay6-d.mail.gandi.net ([2001:4b98:c:538::198]:32879) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YOjVx-0004MG-3h; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:04:49 -0500 Original-Received: from mfilter17-d.gandi.net (mfilter17-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.145]) by relay6-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 249F5FB87E; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:04:48 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter17-d.gandi.net Original-Received: from relay6-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.198]) by mfilter17-d.gandi.net (mfilter17-d.gandi.net [10.0.15.180]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ove4gfwNvHGO; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:04:46 +0100 (CET) X-Originating-IP: 66.220.3.179 Original-Received: from localhost (gm179.geneticmail.com [66.220.3.179]) (Authenticated sender: kelly@prtime.org) by relay6-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 43A22FB8C2; Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:04:44 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4b98:c:538::198 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:183321 Archived-At: Richard Stallman wrote: >> So, I propose a global search/replace in the source code of >> =E2=8C=9CQunbound=E2=8C=9D to =E2=8C=9CQvoid=E2=8C=9D. Maybe you'll th= ink that in some places, it >> really makes more sense to interpret it as =C2=ABunbound=C2=BB, not >> =C2=ABvoid=C2=BB. However, that would be inconsistent, if makunbound i= s >> allowed to function on non-global (i.e. let-bound or buffer-local) >> variables. > > I don't see an inconsistency. I think the term "void" is fine with > the existing behavior. Ok, great! Since the term =E2=80=9Fvoid=E2=80=9D is fine, let's use =E2=8C= =9CQvoid=E2=8C=9D for the corresponding constant in the source code.