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>

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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: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:55:35 -0500

Xue Fuqiao wrote:

> In (info "(elisp) Coding Conventions"):
>
>    * Constructs that define a function or variable should be macros,
>      not functions, and their names should start with `define-'.  The
>      macro should receive the name to be defined as the first argument.
>      That will help various tools find the definition automatically.
>      Avoid constructing the names in the macro itself, since that would
>      confuse these tools.
>
> I think macros like `cl-defsubst', `cl-defun' should be mentioned here.

Why? What would you say about them?
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