GNU bug report logs - #13740
About a coding convention

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:27:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13740 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13740: About a coding convention
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:01:54 -0500

Xue Fuqiao wrote:

> Constructs that define a function or variable should be macros, not
> functions, and their names should start with `define-', except for
> some macros in `cl-lib', like `cl-defsubst' and `cl-defun'.

I don't think it is useful to list pre-existing exceptions to a general
guideline.


The whole thing is mutually inconsistent anyway:

   constructs that define functions, variables, etc., work better if
   they start with @samp{defun} or @samp{defvar}, [...]
   [...]
   Constructs that define a function or variable should be macros,
   not functions, and their names should start with @samp{define-}.
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