GNU bug report logs - #11617
Don't use 'register'; these days it's not needed.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 06:10:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 11617 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11617: Don't use 'register'; these days it's not needed.
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:30:46 -0400

>> In my world, the keyword "register" is just another kind of whitespace.
> It's a funny kind of whitespace that triggers compiler bugs
> and makes code harder to read....

I wish it were the only kind of whitespace with that property.


        Stefan
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