Re: orgtbl-mode and markdown

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On 18.12.2012, at 18:56, Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de> wrote:

> Carsten Dominik writes:
>> Well this is very safe - but if you have to assume that every elisp
>> command does change match data behind your back, you would have to
>> create a lot of extra code.
> 
> Stefan Monnier advises the opposite (quote from
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs/68688 ):
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> Okay.  On second though: it wouldn't be very useful to use the match
>> data set by these functions.  Why not save the match-data here once so
>> that no caller has to ever worry about it?  Is there a general policy
>> that this kinda thing shouldn't be done?
> 
> Yes, the general policy is: all functions should be presumed to trash
> the match-data, except for a very few exceptions.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I am sure that Stefan would consider backward-delete-charater
such an exception, if you ask him directly.

- Carsten

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> 
> Regards,
> Achim.
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