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 #17 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: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:58:09 -0400

>> Maybe a simpler way is to change defalias to return the name rather than
>> the value.
> But defalias says:
> | (defalias SYMBOL DEFINITION &optional DOCSTRING)
> | Set SYMBOL's function definition to DEFINITION, and return DEFINITION.
> So you'll probably then get a bug report about that instead.

We'll see, I just installed a patch that does that.

I don't know of any use-case where the return value of `defalias' is
used, whereas I do know of one use case where the return value of
`defun' is used (it's in (add-hook 'foo-hook (defun bar () ...))).


        Stefan
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