GNU bug report logs - #24982
24.5; way to let Elisp reader ignore unreadable #(...) constructs

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 24982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#24982: 24.5; way to let Elisp reader ignore unreadable #(...) constructs
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:01:16 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I think it is asking for trouble to make `read' extensible, because
> then people will extend it in different, incompatible ways.  That is
> asking for trouble.
>
> Uniformity is what we need here.  If we want to handle some additional
> read syntax, we should implement it in the C code so that it works the
> same for everyone.

So there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm for adding this to Emacs,
and I'm therefore closing this bug report.

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