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24.3.50; pcase should signal an error if no case matches

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Message #47 received at 16567 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 16567 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#16567: 24.3.50;
 pcase should signal an error if no case matches
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:28:40 +0200

On Wed, Sep 10 2014, Stefan Monnier wrote:

> I'm open to other suggestions, and `pcasex' is not unacceptable, so
> I think we're closing in.

pcase* looks less exotic that pcasex; though it's harder to type.

BTW, I find it surprising that this doesn't signal an error:

(pcase-let ((`(1 ,x) '("foo")))
 x)

But I suspect that "it's not an option" to change pcase-let.

Helmut

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