From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 8737@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8737: 23.2; garbage numbers
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 09:47:33 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvboyo9us5.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DDF516A.8070101@easy-emacs.de> ("Andreas Röhler"'s message of "Fri, 27 May 2011 09:23:22 +0200")
severity 8737 wishlist
thanks
> `emacs -Q':
> (defun foo ())
> 12345
> ;;;;;;
> Should some garbage numbers exist in a buffer, Emacs
> evals and compiles that without warning.
> Is that okay?
Why not. A number is a valid expression that evaluates to itself.
It's true that it's a disappointment that the byte-compiler doesn't warn
"56 evaluated for its side-effect" or something like that, since it does
warn in other cases, but it doesn't seem like a big deal.
Stefan
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2011-05-27 7:23 bug#8737: 23.2; garbage numbers Andreas Röhler
2011-05-27 12:47 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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