From: "Clément Pit-Claudel" <cpitclaudel@gmail.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: (format "Hello %1$S%2$s" 'world "!")
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 12:32:41 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f16415e8-7aad-cd2a-0d4a-2fa3840515a0@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAM-tV-9+tfpO+BP6-Ca9PapMCqQ_7ViEMuG5-RpppB3Ar-QJ7A@mail.gmail.com>
On 2017-07-02 11:03, Noam Postavsky wrote:
> I don't recall anyone suggesting that.
Sorry, I should have, then :/
> Why would we need a new function since %n$ would be an error for the old format anyway?
This in itself is a good reason to have a new function. A new function lets you migrate existing code, including plugins, to the new syntax, and load the polyfill in older Emacsen. A new syntax that causes errors in old Emacsen isn't usable by anyone outside of Emacs core, for fear of compatibility problems.
Also, the syntax is very heavy. Was it inspired by another programming language? The ones I'm familiar with use $1, {1}, or similar syntax, but I've never seen %1$s :/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-07-02 16:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-07-02 10:12 prin1 / princ vs message ? Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 11:57 ` Tino Calancha
2017-07-02 12:21 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 12:32 ` Andreas Schwab
2017-07-02 12:41 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 12:44 ` Tino Calancha
2017-07-02 12:45 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-07-02 13:09 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 13:17 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-07-02 13:21 ` Tino Calancha
2017-07-02 13:47 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 14:02 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 14:23 ` Tino Calancha
2017-07-02 14:26 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 14:27 ` Philipp Stephani
2017-07-02 14:38 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 14:30 ` (format "Hello %1$S%2$s" 'world "!") Clément Pit-Claudel
2017-07-02 14:39 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2017-07-02 15:03 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-07-02 16:32 ` Clément Pit-Claudel [this message]
2017-07-02 16:54 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-07-02 17:25 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2017-12-22 21:50 ` Philipp Stephani
2017-07-02 16:56 ` Vivek Dasmohapatra
2017-12-22 21:48 ` Philipp Stephani
2017-12-22 21:44 ` Philipp Stephani
2017-07-02 14:29 ` prin1 / princ vs message ? Stefan Monnier
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