GNU bug report logs - #29165
26.0.90; can't use some code byte-compiled under emacs 24

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ken Raeburn <raeburn <at> permabit.com>

Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 06:58:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in versions 26.1, 26.0.90

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Ken Raeburn <raeburn <at> permabit.com>, Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>, 29165 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29165: 26.0.90; can't use some code byte-compiled under emacs 24
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 09:35:31 -0500

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:

>> We should perhaps put something about throwing error on '&option &rest'
>> into NEWS though.
>
> I don't understand.  In Common Lisp it is perfectly correct
> to use both &optional and &rest.

What's rejected is (&optional &rest other-vars), whereas (&optional
var1 &rest other-vars) is okay. Does CL accept the first form (and if
yes, what does it mean)? I couldn't tell from the page you linked to.
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