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24.2.91; Feature request: Add a macro always expanding to nil

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Message #26 received at 13422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 13422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13422: 24.2.91;
	Feature request: Add a macro always expanding to nil
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:36:57 +0100

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

> Of course, it also has its down sides:
>
> - returns nil, so (if foo (discard bar) then) runs the `then' in the
>   `else' branch.
>
> - only works at those syntactic places where an expression is expected
>   (e.g. (let ((a 1) (discard exp1 exp2) (b 2)) blabla) doesn't work.

Indeed, you must keep this in mind.  It might be confusing.

> In any case, I think the current comments are good enough, and save the
> programmer from having to choose which kind of comment to use.

Ok, so please close.


Thanks,

Michael.

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