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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Message #29 received at 16353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16353: 24.3.50; cl-position fails in 23.4.1
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:59:41 -0500

> Here's an idea for a solution: unintern the existing symbol, say
> cl-postion, then intern "cl-position" again to create a second symbol.

That was my initial idea as well, but there's the risk some code that
wants the cl-lib version of cl-position has already been `read' and
hence already refers to the incorrect symbol.

IOW, it's too hackish and fraught with problems.


        Stefan
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