From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: sindikat@mail36.net (sindikat@mail36.net)
Cc: 19454-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19454: 24.3; apply doesn't work as in Common Lisp
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:14:55 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvr3vkefuu.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y4psisfh.fsf@mail36.net> (sindikat@mail36.net's message of "Sat, 27 Dec 2014 23:28:18 +0000")
tags 19454 notabug
thanks
> (apply 'mapcar 'list '((1 2))) ; ((1) (2))
> (apply 'mapcar 'list '((1 2) (3 4))) ; error
> The error is:
> *** Eval error *** Wrong number of arguments: mapcar, 3
Nothing to do with `apply'. You get the same error with
(mapcar #'list '(1 2) '(3 4))
That's because Elisp is not Common-Lisp. If you want Common Lisp's
mapcar, then use `cl-mapcar' (after requiring `cl-lib').
Stefan
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2014-12-27 23:28 bug#19454: 24.3; apply doesn't work as in Common Lisp sindikat
2014-12-28 1:14 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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