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bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments
From: |
Michael Heerdegen |
Subject: |
bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments |
Date: |
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 08:30:42 +0200 |
Hello,
I want to suggest to make the functions `max' and `min' accept zero
arguments, with
(max) => negative infinity
(min) => positive infinity
That would be mathematically consistent, and would offer an easier to
remember syntax to specify the infinities (at least for mathematicians).
I hate the read syntax suggested in the manual, I have to look it up
every single time. Ironically, most of the time I use it it's the
initial value for a max or min number sequence folding.
`seq-max' and `seq-min' should also support it.
TIA,
Michael.
In GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 161, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.20,
cairo version 1.16.0)
of 2020-07-31 built on drachen
Repository revision: 26cf87416ffec74f4ffb05f652c927b75f5ee482
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12008000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid
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