From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Keith David Bershatsky <esq@lawlist.com>
Cc: 18837@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18837: 25.0.50; `sort` -- modify function to preserve original list.
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:44:45 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvsiiblfe6.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2tx2rhnfm.wl%esq@lawlist.com> (Keith David Bershatsky's message of "Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:03:25 -0700")
> The doc-string for the function `sort` states that `SEQ is modified by
> side effects`; however, it does not state in what way the original
> list gets modified or why such a feature might somehow be useful.
The "usefulness" is to avoid allocating another list in the case where
the unsorted list won't be used later on anyway.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-26 2:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-25 21:03 bug#18837: 25.0.50; `sort` -- modify function to preserve original list Keith David Bershatsky
2014-10-26 2:44 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2014-10-26 5:04 ` Keith David Bershatsky
2019-09-16 5:30 ` Stefan Kangas
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