GNU bug report logs - #28747
26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com>

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 26.0.60

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: gazally <at> runbox.com, 28747 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28747: 26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 23:12:08 -0400

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  > > The symbol &rest in an Edebug spec has a different meaning than it has
  > > in an argument list.

That seems like a confusing wrinkle.  Could we possibly change Emacs
to smooth it out?

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Dr Richard Stallman
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