GNU bug report logs - #11686
24.1.50; defun should return name

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Johan Bockgård <bojohan <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:02:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 11686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lawrence Mitchell <wence <at> gmx.li>
Cc: 11686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11686: 24.1.50; defun should return name
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:27:08 -0400

> Here's a patch, think this is right:

> Return NAME, not definition from defun and defmacro

> * lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el (defun, defmacro): Return newly created
> definition's name, not its definition.

I wonder what is the impact on the generated byte-code.

Maybe a simpler way is to change defalias to return the name rather than
the value.


        Stefan
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