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: filesets Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:28 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87r6josich.fsf@catnip.gol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1192975335 16546 80.91.229.12 (21 Oct 2007 14:02:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:02:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bob@rattlesnake.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 21 16:02:15 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IjbNa-0002kM-2B for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:02:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IjbNS-0006Zh-Jo for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:02:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IjbN0-0005xh-96 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:34 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IjbMy-0005ux-7s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IjbMy-0005uV-3A for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:32 -0400 Original-Received: from h209-71-201-81.gtconnect.net ([209.71.201.81] helo=ceviche.home) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IjbMv-0007a4-32; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:29 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9F0C3B41C1; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:01:28 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87r6josich.fsf@catnip.gol.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Sun\, 21 Oct 2007 22\:33\:18 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:81365 Archived-At: >> Actually, the argument `files' could be `files-list' which is longer, >> too, but more helpful to whichever person reads the code in fifteen >> years. > Given the pervasiveness of lists in lisp, I don't think "files-list" > _is_ particularly more helpful, and it's certainly more ugly. If a > variable is plural, you can basically assume it's a list unless > explicitly told otherwise. I was about to write exactly the same thing. Stefan