GNU bug report logs - #28736
24.5; doc of `push'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 02:58:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 24.5

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 28736 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28736: 24.5; doc of `push'
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 10:48:32 -0700 (PDT)

> > The right question is why is it a problem to document this?
> 
> <Shrug> Because we don't want to guarantee the return value won't
> change in the future?

Are you sure?  When was that decided?  Just now?

Why would we want to do that?  Gratuitously acting different
from Common Lisp (and all other Lisps?) in this case wouldn't
seem to be advantageous.  Do you see a good reason to do that?

And why "<Shrug>"?  I wonder if your answer might have been
different if a different person had filed this bug...
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