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24.3.50; [PATCH] byte-compiler warnings about destructive functions

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Message #23 received at 15122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15122: 24.3.50;
 [PATCH] byte-compiler warnings about destructive functions
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:39:54 -0400

>> > might not be aware of when they might be doing so.  I mentioned Scheme's
>> > explicit choice to name all such functions in a noticeable way.  Drawing
>> > attention to (all) use of destructive operations is not necessarily a
>> > useless thing, depending on the user and context.
>> Yes, I like Scheme's convention.
> Then consider adding (subtle, optional) font-lock highlighting of such.
> That would anyway be better than compiler warnings.  The list of fns
> I came up with is a start.  You might even consider putting a recognizable
> property on the function symbols, as well.

Font-lock might be a good idea, indeed.
We could also additionally start to introduce Scheme-style names, like
sort!, reverse!, butlast!, ...


        Stefan

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