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write inconsistent about #nil

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From: Taylan Kammer <taylan.kammer <at> gmail.com>
To: 21915 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21915: write inconsistent about #nil
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 23:31:30 +0200

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On 14.05.2021 15:34, Taylan Kammer wrote:
> 
> It might also be good, in addition, to make the Scheme writer
> write (foo . #nil) as (foo . #nil).  The positive is that it
> would make bugs in Elisp compatibility easier to see by not
> masking the fact that one has #nil instead of () at the end
> of a list.  The only negative I can think of is that it would
> be mildly annoying to see (foo bar . #nil) where you expected
> to see (foo bar), but I don't think that's ever really harmful.
> 

FWIW here's a tiny patch that realizes this change.

- Taylan

[0001-Don-t-write-foo-.-nil-as-foo.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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