GNU bug report logs - #18399
24.4.50; nadvice :filter-args -vs- interactive

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:03:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 18399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18399: 24.4.50; nadvice :filter-args -vs- interactive
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:13:46 -0400

> FWIW, the use of a single formal arg receiving the actual arg-list
> in :filter-args is based on performance reasons (we have the list
> anyway, so it's more efficient to pass it to `funcall' than to `apply').

Oh, and also, this way the function can return the list as-is when
the args don't need to be modified.


        Stefan
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