Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 885c512: Fix a bug in 'generate-new-buffer-name'

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> > -  if (!NILP (Fstring_equal (name, ignore)) || NILP (Fget_buffer (name)))
>> > +  if ((!NILP (ignore) && !NILP (Fstring_equal (name, ignore)))
>> > +      || NILP (Fget_buffer (name)))
>> Why not just use Fequal instead of Fstring_equal?
> Because no one said that using a symbol for the IGNORE argument is
> forbidden in that function.  "nil" just happens to be a special case,
> but other strings/symbols are allowed.

I'd be surprised if there is code out there that uses a symbol for the
`ignore` argument.  And I don't think it's a feature that you can use
a symbol rather than a string.  I think it's rather a (harmless (except
for nil)) bug.


        Stefan