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About a coding convention

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Message #25 received at 13740-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>, 13740-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13740: About a coding convention
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 04:23:22 -0700

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> 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.

Agreed.  Since no one else has voiced an opinion, I'm therefore closing
this bug report.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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