From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 15117@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 18:45:26 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b4d72180-c62f-418e-b282-aeee17ddcf9d@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87fvnry9lj.fsf@building.gnus.org>
> >> They don't seem to return anything useful. Closing.
> >
> > Where do you get off saying that? Of course it is useful to
> > use the return value of a motion function. It saves a call to
> > `point', which can simplify the code. (Yes, simple and beautiful
> > is in the eye of the reader. But the point is that it is normal
> > for users to make use of the return value of a motion function
> > that is side-effect free. Reopening.
>
> If other developers disagree with my closing the bug, they can
> reopen.
>
> Reclosing.
I already did disagree. This is quite ludicrous. Just how
do you think you are improving things by doing this?
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Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-08-17 15:59 bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value Drew Adams
2014-02-08 5:08 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2014-02-10 0:12 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-10 2:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2014-02-10 2:45 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2014-02-10 16:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-02-10 21:16 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 1:07 ` Dmitry Gutov
2014-02-11 6:40 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 1:28 ` Juanma Barranquero
2014-02-11 6:43 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 16:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-02-11 17:29 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 18:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-02-11 18:42 ` Andreas Röhler
2014-02-11 18:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-02-11 19:13 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 19:26 ` Andreas Röhler
2014-02-11 17:36 ` Juanma Barranquero
2014-02-11 2:52 ` Glenn Morris
2014-02-11 4:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-02-11 10:52 ` Andreas Röhler
2014-02-11 11:16 ` Nicolas Richard
2014-02-11 12:10 ` Andreas Röhler
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2014-02-11 18:14 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11 18:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-02-11 18:26 ` Drew Adams
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