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26.1.50; Byte compiler confuses two string variables

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com>, 31688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>, bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+psainty=orcon.net.nz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#31688: 26.1.50; Byte compiler confuses two string variables
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 15:05:23 +0200

On Jun 04 2018, Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> On 2018-06-03 11:54, Noam Postavsky wrote:
>> What, you don't like optimization? ;)
>
> I generally dislike it when byte-compiled and interpreted code
> give different results.

This really has nothing to do with byte-compilation.  Whether literals
are shared or not should not be relied upon.  You always have to be
careful when modifying values in-place.

Andreas.

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