GNU bug report logs - #16353
24.3.50; cl-position fails in 23.4.1

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: joaotavora <at> gmail.com (João Távora)

Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 18:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: joaotavora <at> gmail.com (João Távora)
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 16353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16353: 24.3.50; cl-position fails in 23.4.1
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:42:06 -0500

>>>> This is GNU Emacs 23.4.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10)
>>>> of 2012-09-08 on trouble, modified by Debian
>>>> Using that emacs and cl-lib-0.3.el this fails
>>>> /usr/bin/emacs --batch -Q -l cl-lib.el \
>>>> --eval "(princ (cl-position 2 '(1 2 3)))"
>>> Namespace clash. cl-seq.el used to contain an internal function called
>>> "cl-position". It was renamed to cl--position in 24.3.
>> Indeed, thanks.  We need to adjust elpa's cl-lib.el accordingly (not
>> sure how best to do that, tho).
> Can it be done so that it I can still use cl-position in emacs 23.4.1?

That would be best, yes.

> Maybe by including in cl-lib-0.4 some byte-recompilation of the
> cl-seq.el functions that Glenn mentions:

Could be.  It'd be good to first get a list of the all conflicting functions.


        Stefan
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