From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Code for cond* Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:29 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1AD5807F-91F7-4B92-BCB0-D0FEA904A75D@gmail.com> <67B51664-352E-4EB1-AE17-6D571999FDDE@gmail.com> <4B3E3A7E-677C-43A2-92B3-562E99A8B897@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="38094"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cc: jdtsmith@gmail.com, enometh@meer.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Alfred M. Szmidt" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 25 17:21:29 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rT2Tp-0009gC-HU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:21:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rT2T1-0000Vz-DQ; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rT2Sy-0000V8-QV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:37 -0500 Original-Received: from mailscanner.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.25.50]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rT2Sw-0005y1-Rz; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:36 -0500 Original-Received: from pmg1.iro.umontreal.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by pmg1.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 233E8100068; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:31 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=iro.umontreal.ca; s=mail; t=1706199630; bh=ohsCm4fjLfjUmDat+IUS3QkhOEwxQch6FiDByDXkIcc=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=QQ+yNCK5iegE2bFWiRyxZ1TiULsbnCO7Aa5H0Qlid8ZmwnqQLW9g44xnn1OZlH/Oa XMnfjuiTmp+/SL12jqf6c05iCjp1zTAiCa9AG2gRBJb2nX90XaZqRtijAnD1XmOXUc 9TpDDP2CPxt0kN66iCppjn+/N+FaZAIVHq9nOGK8pzWnvnRNs/pZQo8XoZw/6+0eLw 0lRjnq1p+CiA/8lbhFgpJ9fJeLTTJfOdO5XHdoBZIQKxz5G7nWfki3G02tzM9XbKh7 sQ55wyYOLnYRTuHHGoPcLnuL5o0d6JOcKiL6pvaxe8PHXhB04Asn9sT1PiI9gRcJyc qU68N+Pv3LMTw== Original-Received: from mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (unknown [172.31.2.1]) by pmg1.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 3708410004C; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:30 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from pastel (unknown [45.72.206.68]) by mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 08836120483; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:20:30 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Alfred M. Szmidt's message of "Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:12:52 -0500") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=132.204.25.50; envelope-from=monnier@iro.umontreal.ca; helo=mailscanner.iro.umontreal.ca X-Spam_score_int: -42 X-Spam_score: -4.3 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.3 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:315380 Archived-At: > > (cond-let > > (:let var-for-rest value) > > > > Is there a reason why using a keyword here? > > It was to "ensure" compatibility with existing `cond` code. > > I really hope we are not going to modify cond Note how I used "was" above. I'm just describing an idea I've had in the past. An idea I did not pursue. Stefan