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26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs

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Message #38 received at 28747 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com>, 28747 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28747: 26.0.60; Usage of "&rest body" in Edebug specs
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:30:35 -0500

> I guess it could also lead to problems in third-party packages that use
> the edebug specs themselves -- they expect symbols tagged up with &rest
> and get &repeat instead, breaking their code.
> I'm not sure how serious a problem that is, though.

I'm not too worried about that.
[ And if we're wrong, it'd let us learn about uses of edebug specs of
  which we're not aware.  ]


        Stefan

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