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26.0.90; can't use some code byte-compiled under emacs 24

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Message #72 received at 29165 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ken Raeburn <raeburn <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 29165 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>,
 Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>,
 Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: bug#29165: 26.0.90;
 can't use some code byte-compiled under emacs 24
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:54:52 -0500

> Why is this different from "… &optional ,@optargs” in a similar form, when
> optargs could have no elements?  Rejecting that was (part of) the point of
> Noam’s change (and the previous change for bug 24913).

It's not, and I also think rejecting it is generally unadvisable unless
it has a performance impact.

> I think I’ve already made my objection to that part plain, but it
> seems like rejecting an empty &optional and accepting an empty &aux
> would be inconsistent.

Inconsistency is part of life, tho.


        Stefan

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