Subject: Re: bug#60758: 29.0.60; while-let uses if-let* convention in contradiction to the docstring
From: Sean Whitton <[email-masked]>
To: Daniel Mendler <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:37:35 -0700
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hello,

On Thu 12 Jan 2023 at 08:21PM +01, Daniel Mendler wrote:

> The docstring of `while-let' says:
>
>      The variable list SPEC is the same as in if-let.
>
> However in the definition `if-let*' is used. `if-let*' differs from
> `if-let' since it doesn't support the special single binding form.
>
>      (while-let (var exp)
>          ...)
>
> Therefore `if-let*' should be replaced with `if-let' in the definition
> of `while-let', bringing the implementation in accordance with the
> docstring. The name `while-let' (in contrast to `while-let*') also
> suggest that the `if-let' spec is supported.

I agree that if-let is right, for these reasons.  Now fixed, thank you.

-- 
Sean Whitton