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24.4.50; defclass creates undocumented *-list-p function

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Message #20 received at 18494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eric Ludlam <ericludlam <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>,
 David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>, Eric Ludlam <eric <at> siege-engine.com>
Subject: Re: bug#18494: 24.4.50;
 defclass creates undocumented *-list-p function
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:20:08 -0400

> I recall back in the day trying something like (list foo) and not getting it
> right so I just wrote a predicate.  I'm not that familiar with the nuances
> of typep, but if there is now a typep built into Emacs,

Not any more than before: there was CL's `typep' and now it's been
renamed to `cl-typep'.

> EIEIO will need to remove it's local copy of an old typep, and I could
> certainly convert over to using something list (list foo).  I use
> those predicates mostly with typep.

Could someone explain (and show) to me in detail how/where these
foo-list-p are used in relation to EIEIO?


        Stefan

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