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Re: CL function's docstrings
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: CL function's docstrings |
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Tue, 17 May 2005 17:15:59 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> 2) Change the argument names to match the docstrings.
> Pros: it is the cleaner way.
> Cons: lot of change in the cl* files; less coherence between argument
> names among functions.
Thanks to the wonders of dynamic scoping this actually changes the
semantics subtly. In most cases you'll never be able to tell the
difference, but when higer-order functions are involved it can be a problem;
so if you do that, be careful.
Stefan