From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: `file-attribute' accessors Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:48:16 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87aa2lgf7p.fsf@gmail.com> <87hawsnc1y.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87mx6kluef.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1334022508 11833 80.91.229.3 (10 Apr 2012 01:48:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:48:28 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 10 03:48:27 2012 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 1SHQC0-0003pw-FX for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:48:24 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39790 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHQBz-0006Gc-Td for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:48:23 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60966) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHQBw-0006Fz-6P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:48:21 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHQBu-0006pE-LB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:48:19 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.143.162]:17698) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHQBu-0006p7-Gh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:48:18 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApQIACxOgk9sr+pC/2dsb2JhbABDuCMDgQyBCIIKAQVWMws0EhQYDYhFtjKLYYFVgyQEpEWBXYMD X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.75,391,1330923600"; d="scan'208";a="173011202" Original-Received: from 108-175-234-66.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([108.175.234.66]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 09 Apr 2012 21:48:17 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id C69D6589AF; Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:48:16 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87mx6kluef.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:52:40 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.94 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 206.248.143.162 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:149543 Archived-At: >>> (file-attributes FILE nil 'size 'mtime) SM> Too complex. > ...as opposed to `(nth 7)' or a separate function for each attribute? > Seriously? Yes. Stefan